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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-7980XE on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-7980XE is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1161 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i9-7980XE - 169 vs 165 FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $1099.0 vs $1199.99
- Up to 6% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 5 5600X - $6.66 vs $7.1 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 36 vs 12 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
169
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.1/FPS
93.80281690140846%
Price, $
$1199.99
91%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
165
97.63313609467455%
Value, $/FPS
$6.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$1099
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i9-7980XE
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
86 FPS
$12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$13.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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98 FPS
$10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
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86 FPS
$14.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
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130 FPS
$13.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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83 FPS
$12.41/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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86 FPS
$11.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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90 FPS
$14.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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98 FPS
$23.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
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79 FPS
$19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
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