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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 2500 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 14% better in Elden Ring than Pentium B980 - 124 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 16 vs 2 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$205
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium B980 or Ryzen 7 3700X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
82 FPS
$7.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
$22.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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62 FPS
$25.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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50 FPS
$18.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949
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82 FPS
$15.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,289.99
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50 FPS
$20.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049
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74 FPS
$21.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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79 FPS
$14.56/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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60 FPS
$22.48/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,349
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23 FPS
$60.83/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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