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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X is 1161 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 6% better in God of War than Core i9-7980XE - 186 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $375.22 vs $1099.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-7980XE - $2.02 vs $6.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$375.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
175
94.08602150537635%
Value, $/FPS
$6.28/FPS
32.1656050955414%
Price, $
$1099
34%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1495
68.29602558245774%
Multi-Core
11616
95.53417221811004%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 18 |
| 32 | Threads | 36 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.9 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 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i9-7980XE
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
$14.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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114 FPS
$14.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
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186 FPS
$21.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
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82 FPS
$16.46/FPS
Arc A750
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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156 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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88 FPS
$17.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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109 FPS
$15.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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110 FPS
$17.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,949.99
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88 FPS
$17.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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120 FPS
$47.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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