Core i9-9980XE vs Ryzen 9 3900

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Aggregated performance score

Ryzen 9 3900
2019
12 cores / 24 threads
19.94
+5.8%
Core i9-9980XE
2018
18 cores / 36 threads
18.84

Ryzen 9 3900 outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900 and Core i9-9980XE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking250277
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money35.949.31
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)Intel Core i9
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Sky Lake-X
Release date9 October 2019 (4 years ago)19 October 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,979
Current price$381 $1129 (0.6x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3900 has 286% better value for money than i9-9980XE.

Technical specs

Ryzen 9 3900 and Core i9-9980XE 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads2436
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data484 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data84 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900 and Core i9-9980XE 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 configurationno data1
SocketAM4 (1331)FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Core i9-9980XE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3900 and Core i9-9980XE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Core i9-9980XE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Core i9-9980XE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s85 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Core i9-9980XE.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

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.

Ryzen 9 3900 19.94
+5.8%
i9-9980XE 18.84

Ryzen 9 3900 outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 6% 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%

Ryzen 9 3900 30836
+5.9%
i9-9980XE 29127

Ryzen 9 3900 outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 6% 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%

Ryzen 9 3900 1650
+16.2%
i9-9980XE 1420

Ryzen 9 3900 outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 16% 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%

Ryzen 9 3900 9520
i9-9980XE 11230
+18%

Core i9-9980XE outperforms Ryzen 9 3900 by 18% 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%

Ryzen 9 3900 5700
i9-9980XE 7323
+28.5%

Core i9-9980XE outperforms Ryzen 9 3900 by 28% 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%

Ryzen 9 3900 44191
i9-9980XE 58001
+31.3%

Core i9-9980XE outperforms Ryzen 9 3900 by 31% 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%

Ryzen 9 3900 13817
+2.4%
i9-9980XE 13495

Ryzen 9 3900 outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 2% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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%

Ryzen 9 3900 31
i9-9980XE 39
+24.6%

Core i9-9980XE outperforms Ryzen 9 3900 by 25% 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%

Ryzen 9 3900 2804
i9-9980XE 3736
+33.2%

Core i9-9980XE outperforms Ryzen 9 3900 by 33% 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%

Ryzen 9 3900 197
i9-9980XE 198
+0.3%

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%

Ryzen 9 3900 2.22
i9-9980XE 2.22

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%

Ryzen 9 3900 10.4
i9-9980XE 18.1
+74%

Core i9-9980XE outperforms Ryzen 9 3900 by 74% 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%

Ryzen 9 3900 7145
+3.9%
i9-9980XE 6879

Ryzen 9 3900 outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 4% 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%

Ryzen 9 3900 256
+23.7%
i9-9980XE 207

Ryzen 9 3900 outperforms Core i9-9980XE by 24% 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%

Ryzen 9 3900 132
i9-9980XE 156
+18.3%

Core i9-9980XE outperforms Ryzen 9 3900 by 18% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 19.94 18.84
Recency 9 October 2019 19 October 2018
Physical cores 12 18
Threads 24 36
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 3900 and Core i9-9980XE. The differences in performance seem too small.


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