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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 36 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-9980XE - 229 vs 205 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $216.23 vs $1067.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-9980XE - $0.94 vs $5.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
205
89.51965065502183%
Value, $/FPS
$5.2/FPS
18.076923076923077%
Price, $
$1067
20%
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
229
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$216.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1420
49.598323436954246%
Multi-Core
11230
87.68642148824861%
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 5 7600X
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
84 FPS
$15.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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84 FPS
$15.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$16.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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132 FPS
$11.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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161 FPS
$12.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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70 FPS
$31.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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161 FPS
$12.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$18.57/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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