Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Core i9-9980XE

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Aggregated performance score

Core i9-9980XE
2018
18 cores / 36 threads
18.83

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by a whopping 115% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking27660
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.1747.99
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i9AMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codenameSky Lake-XRaphael (Zen4)
Release date19 October 2018 (5 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,979$699
Current price$1129 (0.6x MSRP)$938 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 7950X3D has 423% better value for money than i9-9980XE.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3632
Base clock speed3 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus supportno data64K (per core)
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size484 mm22x 71 mm (CCD) sq. mm + 121 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °C89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data47 °C
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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
SocketFCLGA2066AM5
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 9 7950X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-51286x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
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
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 Ryzen 9 7950X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 9 7950X3D.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4424

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 18.83
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 40.42
+115%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 115% based on our aggregated 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%

i9-9980XE 29127
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 62526
+115%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 115% 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%

i9-9980XE 1417
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 2919
+106%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 106% 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%

i9-9980XE 11225
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 19633
+74.9%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 75% 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%

i9-9980XE 7323
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16551
+126%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 126% 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%

i9-9980XE 58001
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 138015
+138%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 138% 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%

i9-9980XE 13495
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 20279
+50.3%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 50% 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%

i9-9980XE 2.74
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 2.01
+36.3%

Core i9-9980XE outperforms Ryzen 9 7950X3D by 36% 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%

i9-9980XE 39
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 65
+67.5%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 67% 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%

i9-9980XE 3736
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 5974
+59.9%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 60% 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%

i9-9980XE 198
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 326
+65.1%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 65% 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%

i9-9980XE 2.22
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 3.86
+73.9%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 74% 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%

i9-9980XE 18.1
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 26.9
+48.6%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 49% 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%

i9-9980XE 6879
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 15779
+129%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 129% in WinRAR 4.0.

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%

i9-9980XE 207
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 393
+90.1%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 90% in x264 encoding pass 1.

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%

i9-9980XE 156
Ryzen 9 7950X3D 266
+70.2%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 70% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.83 40.42
Recency 19 October 2018 4 January 2023
Physical cores 18 16
Threads 36 32
Cost $1979 $699
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 120 Watt

The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-9980XE in performance tests.


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