Intel Core i9-10980XE vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 9 5900
22.38
+4.6%

Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i9-10980XE by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i9-10980XE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking198214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money49.1612.60
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2022)Cascade Lake-X (2019)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years old)19 October 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$979
Current price$411 $1258 (1.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 5900 has 290% better value for money than i9-10980XE.

Technical specs

Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i9-10980XE 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 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data86 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,150 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i9-10980XE 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
SocketAM4FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i9-10980XE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® 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 dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i9-10980XE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i9-10980XE 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 5900 and Core i9-10980XE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB256 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s94 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Core i9-10980XE.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 5900 22.38
+4.6%
i9-10980XE 21.40

Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i9-10980XE by 5% in our combined 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 5900 34370
+4.6%
i9-10980XE 32868

Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i9-10980XE by 5% 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 5900 2055
+30.7%
i9-10980XE 1572

Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i9-10980XE by 31% 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 5900 9905
i9-10980XE 12021
+21.4%

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 9 5900 by 21% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 22.38 21.40
Recency 12 January 2021 19 October 2019
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 5900 and Core i9-10980XE. The differences in performance seem too small.


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