Athlon 200GE vs i9-10980XE

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10980XE and Athlon 200GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	257	1702
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.21	4.27
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Athlon
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-X (2019)	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	19 October 2019 (4 years ago)	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$979	$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-10980XE has 186% better value for money than Athlon 200GE.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10980XE and Athlon 200GE 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 cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	36	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s DMI3 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4950 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10980XE and Athlon 200GE 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10980XE and Athlon 200GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-10980XE and Athlon 200GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10980XE and Athlon 200GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10980XE and Athlon 200GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	256 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	94 GB/s	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10980XE and Athlon 200GE.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	21.46	2.69
Recency	19 October 2019	6 September 2018
Physical cores	18	2
Threads	36	4
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	35 Watt

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