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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 104 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 3400G - 284 vs 271 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 36 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $132.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-10980XE - $0.49 vs $4.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
284
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.23/FPS
11.583924349881796%
Price, $
$1200
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
271
95.4225352112676%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$132
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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Updated 349695 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1128
71.84713375796179%
Multi-Core
3619
30.19607843137255%
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Ryzen 5 3400G
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
67 FPS
$12.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
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39 FPS
$27.15/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,059
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