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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 5700X is 1676 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 5700X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 74% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7980XE - 54 vs 31 FPS
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $169.21 vs $1099.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7980XE - $3.13 vs $35.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
31
57.407407407407405%
Value, $/FPS
$35.45/FPS
8.829337094499294%
Price, $
$1099
15%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$169.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Ryzen 7 5700X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
16 FPS
$89.06/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1099.99/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$679.99/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1149.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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16 FPS
$91.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1209/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$1179.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1049.99/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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26 FPS
$73.08/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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