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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 7 5800X3D is 1692 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Performs up to 9% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-7980XE - 243 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $294.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-7980XE - $1.21 vs $4.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 36 vs 16 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
243
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$294
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D 8-core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor with AMD 3D V-Cache™ Technology
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
223
91.76954732510289%
Value, $/FPS
$4.93/FPS
24.543610547667345%
Price, $
$1099
26%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Core i9-7980XE
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
199 FPS
$11.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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211 FPS
$10.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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243 FPS
$13.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.99
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243 FPS
$13.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.99
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139 FPS
$9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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199 FPS
$12.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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169 FPS
$11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,899.99
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211 FPS
$10.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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199 FPS
$11.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
In Stock
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