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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 548 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 9% better in Starfield than Ryzen 7 2700X - 61 vs 56 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $210.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-10980XE - $3.75 vs $19.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$19.67/FPS
19.064565327910522%
Price, $
$1200
17%
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 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
56
91.80327868852459%
Value, $/FPS
$3.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler - YD270XBGAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1245
79.29936305732484%
Multi-Core
6113
51.00542344597413%
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Ryzen 7 2700X
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
5 FPS
$280/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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