Ryzen 7 4800H vs i7-980X EE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-980X EE
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
3.99
Ryzen 7 4800H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
12.13
+204%

Ryzen 7 4800H outperforms Core i7-980X EE by a whopping 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 4800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1434647
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release dateno data6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 4800H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate6400 MHzno data
Multiplierno data29
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cacheno data4 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 4800H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketLGA-1366FP6
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 4800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 4800H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 4800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 4800H.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-980X EE 3.99
Ryzen 7 4800H 12.13
+204%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-980X EE 6096
Ryzen 7 4800H 18517
+204%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-980X EE 23150
Ryzen 7 4800H 37276
+61%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-980X EE 7123
Ryzen 7 4800H 12683
+78.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-980X EE 5.1
Ryzen 7 4800H 3.38
+50.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-980X EE 9
Ryzen 7 4800H 21
+138%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.99 12.13
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800H has a 204% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 4800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-980X EE in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-980X EE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 4800H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 4800H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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