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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 7 5700X is 1263 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 7 5700X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 13% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9980XE - 147 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $169.21 vs $1067.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-9980XE - $1.15 vs $8.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
130
88.43537414965986%
Value, $/FPS
$8.21/FPS
14.007308160779536%
Price, $
$1067
15%
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 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/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
Ultra
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 7 5700X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
126 FPS
$11.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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101 FPS
$11.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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93 FPS
$11.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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93 FPS
$7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$679.99
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101 FPS
$11.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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126 FPS
$11.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,464.98
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101 FPS
$11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,209
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101 FPS
$11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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90 FPS
$11.67/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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137 FPS
$13.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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