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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Pentium B980 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 3777 days newer than Pentium B980.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B980
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 35 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 18% better in Halo Infinite than Pentium B980 - 178 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B980 - 32 vs 2 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$859.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Micro Center AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle with ASUS TUF Gaming X670E-PLUS WiFi ATX Gaming Motherboard(AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, WiFi 6E)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B980
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2012
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B980 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium B980 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
150 FPS
$19.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,999
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178 FPS
$21.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,799.99
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178 FPS
$28.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,999.99
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91 FPS
$36.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$3,299.99
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91 FPS
$31.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,849.99
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178 FPS
$27.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,849.99
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129 FPS
$24.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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178 FPS
$35.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 10 TB HDD
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$6,349.99
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150 FPS
$19.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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135 FPS
$21.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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