Intel Core i9 9980XE vs AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F with 6 cores 4.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9980XE 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE

1110

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F +52%

1691

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE +67%

22424

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

13361

Intel Core i9 9980XE

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AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Apr 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Skylake

Core Architecture

Phoenix

i9-9980XE

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))

Package

-

Transistor Count

25 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

84°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

178 mm²

-

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

-

36

Performance Core Threads

-

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

18

Total Core Count

6

36

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

42.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9980XE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

3.0

PCIe Version

4

44

PCIe Lanes

20

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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