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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 2500 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 6% better in Dead Space than Pentium B980 - 153 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 12 vs 2 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium B980 or Ryzen 5 3600X
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
53 FPS
$21.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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48 FPS
$26.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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39 FPS
$51.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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