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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X is 402 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i9-9980XE - 135 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $515.0 vs $1067.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-9980XE - $3.81 vs $8.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 105 vs 165 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
123
91.11111111111111%
Value, $/FPS
$8.67/FPS
43.944636678200695%
Price, $
$1067
48%
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 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$515
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-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 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 16 |
36 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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