Ryzen 7 5700U vs i7-980X EE

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-980X EE
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
3.98
Ryzen 7 5700U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.35
+160%

Ryzen 7 5700U outperforms Core i7-980X EE by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 5700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1452768
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency2.7962.92
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate6400 MHzno data
Multiplierno data18
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cacheno data4 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 5700U. 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 5700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 5700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 5700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 3.98
Ryzen 7 5700U 10.35
+160%

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 5700U 15840
+160%

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 5700U 31131
+34.5%

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 5700U 11662
+63.7%

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 5700U 3.49
+46.1%

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 5700U 17
+88.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.98 10.35
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700U has a 160.1% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5700U 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 5700U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-980X EE and Ryzen 7 5700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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