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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 261 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Core i9-9980XE - 230 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $445.0 vs $1067.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-9980XE - $1.93 vs $4.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 36 vs 24 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$445
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
226
98.26086956521739%
Value, $/FPS
$4.72/FPS
40.88983050847458%
Price, $
$1067
41%
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 18 |
| 24 | Threads | 36 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 165 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Core i9-9980XE
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
148 FPS
$27.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.98
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148 FPS
$20.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,000.99
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122 FPS
$14.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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