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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 3 3100 is 966 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $199.9 vs $1099.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i9-7980XE - $1.08 vs $5.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 36 vs 8 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.9
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6GHz Wraith Stealth 2MB L2 Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.94/FPS
18.181818181818183%
Price, $
$1099
18%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Single-Core
1479
98.92976588628763%
Multi-Core
5081
43.741391184573004%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 3100 or Core i9-7980XE
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
38 FPS
$22.37/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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45 FPS
$19.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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12 FPS
$99.92/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199
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29 FPS
$28.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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12 FPS
$63.32/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$759.85
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5 FPS
$219.6/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,098
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45 FPS
$25.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,151.5
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36 FPS
$23.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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36 FPS
$27.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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12 FPS
$86.17/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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