Ryzen 5 1600 vs Core i9-10980XE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10980XE
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
21.22
+167%

i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10980XE and Ryzen 5 1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking232882
Place by popularitynot in top-10051
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.9913.43
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-X (2019)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date19 October 2019 (4 years ago)16 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$979$219
Current price$891 (0.9x MSRP)$115 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-10980XE has 19% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1600.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10980XE and Ryzen 5 1600 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3612
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)576 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data213 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10980XE and Ryzen 5 1600 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066AM4
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10980XE and Ryzen 5 1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Core i9-10980XE and Ryzen 5 1600 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 Ryzen 5 1600 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 Ryzen 5 1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size256 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth94 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10980XE and Ryzen 5 1600.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4820

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.

i9-10980XE 21.22
+167%
Ryzen 5 1600 7.94

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i9-10980XE 32825
+167%
Ryzen 5 1600 12283

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 167% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i9-10980XE 1572
+46.8%
Ryzen 5 1600 1071

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 47% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i9-10980XE 12048
+163%
Ryzen 5 1600 4586

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 163% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i9-10980XE 7847
+72.9%
Ryzen 5 1600 4538

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 73% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i9-10980XE 59479
+129%
Ryzen 5 1600 25970

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 129% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i9-10980XE 14129
+71.4%
Ryzen 5 1600 8244

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 71% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i9-10980XE 2.81
+144%
Ryzen 5 1600 6.85

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i9-10980XE by 144% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i9-10980XE 38
+205%
Ryzen 5 1600 13

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 205% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i9-10980XE 3744
+232%
Ryzen 5 1600 1129

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 232% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i9-10980XE 208
+41.5%
Ryzen 5 1600 147

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 41% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i9-10980XE 2.36
+43%
Ryzen 5 1600 1.65

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 43% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-10980XE 18.2
+184%
Ryzen 5 1600 6.4

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 184% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-10980XE 7172
+109%
Ryzen 5 1600 3430

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 109% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-10980XE 158
+129%
Ryzen 5 1600 69

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 129% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-10980XE 215
+21.5%
Ryzen 5 1600 177

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 21% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i9-10980XE 56351
+191%
Ryzen 5 1600 19391

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 191% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i9-10980XE 4578
+43.6%
Ryzen 5 1600 3189

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 44% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i9-10980XE 38219
+136%
Ryzen 5 1600 16217

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 136% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.22 7.94
Recency 19 October 2019 16 March 2017
Physical cores 18 6
Threads 36 12
Cost $979 $219
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 65 Watt

The Core i9-10980XE is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1600 in performance tests.


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