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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 5800X is 748 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 5800X - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 11% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-9980XE - 146 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $211.09 vs $1067.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i9-9980XE - $1.45 vs $8.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
131
89.72602739726028%
Value, $/FPS
$8.15/FPS
17.791411042944784%
Price, $
$1067
19%
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 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$211.09
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| 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 | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 7 5800X
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
72 FPS
$32.73/FPS
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