Intel Core i9 10980XE vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 10980XE 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

1067

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +56%

1670

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

21450

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +2%

22046

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

1523

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +46%

2235

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

11069

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +13%

12589

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

1240

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +32%

1639

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE +22%

17131

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

14023

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

2646

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +31%

3470

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

32881

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +19%

39196

Intel Core i9 10980XE

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

General Parameters

Oct 2019

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Cascade Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i9-10980XE

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

105 W

86 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

12

36

Performance Core Threads

24

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

18

Total Core Count

12

36

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

93.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10980XE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

48

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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