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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 1439 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 165 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 8% better in Metro Exodus than Core i9-9980XE - 155 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $899.99 vs $1067.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-9980XE - $5.81 vs $7.41 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INLAND Micro Center AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core 32-Thread AM5 Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle with ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi AM5 (LGA1718) Ryzen 7000 Gaming Motherboard(DDR5, PCIe 5.0)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 16 |
36 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
165 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9980XE or Ryzen 9 7950X
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
155 FPS
$29.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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94 FPS
$30.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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155 FPS
$21.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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48 FPS
$49.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,369
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155 FPS
$27.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$4,199.99
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94 FPS
$28.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$37.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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133 FPS
$31.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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139 FPS
$23.6/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$41.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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