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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-10980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1183 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-10980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 11% better in God of War than Core i9-10980XE - 196 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $368.99 vs $1200.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-10980XE - $1.88 vs $6.82 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
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
176
89.79591836734694%
Value, $/FPS
$6.82/FPS
27.56598240469208%
Price, $
$1200
30%
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 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
196
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$368.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Single-Core
1570
55.594900849858355%
Multi-Core
11985
71.58215373588963%
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 12 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Ryzen 9 7900
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
167 FPS
$19.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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