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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 1852 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 34% better in Rust than Core i9-7980XE - 267 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $380.99 vs $1099.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-7980XE - $1.43 vs $5.52 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
267
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$380.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
199
74.53183520599251%
Value, $/FPS
$5.52/FPS
25.905797101449274%
Price, $
$1099
34%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Single-Core
1495
51.14608279165241%
Multi-Core
11616
65.07927614992437%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 18 |
| 24 | Threads | 36 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 165 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i9-7980XE
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
222 FPS
$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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167 FPS
$12.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,083.09
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222 FPS
$11.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599
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267 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,599.99
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130 FPS
$12.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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193 FPS
$12.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.99
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193 FPS
$11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,239.99
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222 FPS
$12.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,699.99
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193 FPS
$12.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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166 FPS
$19.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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