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The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is newer than Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz also around 8% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 9% faster in single-thread testing. However, Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz uses around 44% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 14465 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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1: Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz | |
2: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | |
×Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz | ×AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | + ADD | |
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Price | $799 - BUY | $187.3 - BUY | |
Socket Type | FCLGA2066 | AM4 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 2.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Up to 4.2 GHz | Up to 4.6 GHz | |
# of Physical Cores | 18 (Threads: 36) | 12 (Threads: 24) | |
Cache | L1: 1,152KB, L2: 18.0MB, L3: 25MB | L1: 768KB, L2: 6.0MB, L3: 64MB | |
TDP | 165W | 105W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $30.11 | $19.16 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q3 2017 | Q3 2019 | |
# of Samples | 431 | 14034 | |
CPU Value | 37.6 | 174.1 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 2456(-9.2%) | 2705(0.0%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 30041(-7.9%) | 32606(0.0%) |
Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz | 30,041 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | 32,606 | |
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Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz | 37.6 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | 174.1 | |
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Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz | 2,456 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | 2,705 | |
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Intel Core i9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | |
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Max TDP | 165W | 105W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | 0.33 | 0.21 |
Running cost per day | $0.083 | $0.052 |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | 120.5 | 76.6 |
Running cost per year | $30.11 | $19.16 |