Ryzen 9 9950X vs i7-980X Extreme Edition

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-980X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated58
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data65.16
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7EEno data
Power efficiencyno data23.26
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release dateno data15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-980X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 9 9950X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speedno data4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier25no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size239 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-980X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 9 9950X 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)1
Socketno dataAM5
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-980X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-980X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 9 9950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-980X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory size24 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-980X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 170 Watt

i7-980X Extreme Edition has 30.8% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 9950X, on the other hand, has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-980X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 9 9950X. We've got no test results to judge.


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