AMD Ryzen 9 3950X out-performs Intel's $1,999 Core i9-9980XE, according to leaked benchmarks

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Benchmark indicates $749 Ryzen 9 3950X is more powerful than Intel's $1,999 top-of-the-range Core i9 9980XE

AMD's $749 Ryzen 9 3950X ‘gaming' CPU out-performs Intel's $1,999 Core i9-9980XE 18-core Skylake-based processor, according to leaked benchmarks. The Geekbench 4 benchmark scores were spotted by...

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