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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3900X 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 9 3900X 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 9 3900X - 36 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 23% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7980XE - 38 vs 31 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $445.0 vs $1099.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-7980XE - $11.71 vs $35.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
31
81.57894736842105%
Value, $/FPS
$35.45/FPS
33.03244005641749%
Price, $
$1099
40%
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
38
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$445
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 12 |
36 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-7980XE or Ryzen 9 3900X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$3999.98/FPS
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Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1799.99/FPS
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Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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