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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 7 3800X is 674 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-7980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-7980XE - 193 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $284.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-7980XE - $1.47 vs $5.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
188
97.40932642487047%
Value, $/FPS
$5.85/FPS
25.128205128205128%
Price, $
$1099
25%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$284
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Ryzen 7 3800X
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
69 FPS
$25.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$39.16/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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78 FPS
$25.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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