Athlon Silver 3050U vs i9-9980XE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-9980XE
2018
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
18.69
+873%
Athlon Silver 3050U
2020
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.92

Core i9-9980XE outperforms Athlon Silver 3050U by a whopping 873% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9980XE and Athlon Silver 3050U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3231969
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.83no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i9AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency10.5211.89
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date19 October 2018 (6 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,979no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-9980XE and Athlon Silver 3050U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads362
Base clock speed3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3023
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature84 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9980XE and Athlon Silver 3050U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA2066FP5
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9980XE and Athlon Silver 3050U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i9-9980XE and Athlon Silver 3050U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9980XE and Athlon Silver 3050U 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 i9-9980XE and Athlon Silver 3050U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon RX Vega 2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9980XE and Athlon Silver 3050U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4412

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.

i9-9980XE 18.69
+873%
Athlon Silver 3050U 1.92

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.

i9-9980XE 29127
+873%
Athlon Silver 3050U 2992

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.

i9-9980XE 1437
+85.9%
Athlon Silver 3050U 773

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.

i9-9980XE 11453
+752%
Athlon Silver 3050U 1345

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-9980XE 15780
+1004%
Athlon Silver 3050U 1429

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.69 1.92
Recency 19 October 2018 6 January 2020
Physical cores 18 2
Threads 36 2
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 15 Watt

i9-9980XE has a 873.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads.

Athlon Silver 3050U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1000% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-9980XE is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050U in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-9980XE is a desktop processor while Athlon Silver 3050U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-9980XE and Athlon Silver 3050U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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