i9-10880H vs Ryzen 5 3600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10880H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	689	835
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.92	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	11.35	19.29
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10880H 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10880H 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10880H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10880H are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10880H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.45	9.22
Recency	7 July 2019	2 April 2020
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt

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