Ryzen 7 8845HS vs i9-9980XE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-9980XE
2018
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
18.34
+1.1%
Ryzen 7 8845HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.14

Core i9-9980XE outperforms Ryzen 7 8845HS by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 7 8845HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking323331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.81no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i9no data
Power efficiency10.5238.15
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date19 October 2018 (6 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,979no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 7 8845HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3616
Base clock speed3 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size484 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 7 8845HS 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
SocketFCLGA2066FP8
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 7 8845HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 7 8845HS 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 7 8845HS 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 7 8845HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 7 8845HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4420

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 18.34
+1.1%
Ryzen 7 8845HS 18.14

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.

i9-9980XE 29127
+1.1%
Ryzen 7 8845HS 28820

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.

i9-9980XE 1438
Ryzen 7 8845HS 2352
+63.6%

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.

i9-9980XE 11446
+3.2%
Ryzen 7 8845HS 11090

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.

i9-9980XE 7323
Ryzen 7 8845HS 7475
+2.1%

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.

i9-9980XE 58001
+22.3%
Ryzen 7 8845HS 47416

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.

i9-9980XE 13495
Ryzen 7 8845HS 15724
+16.5%

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.

i9-9980XE 2.74
+46%
Ryzen 7 8845HS 4

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.

i9-9980XE 39
+30.7%
Ryzen 7 8845HS 30

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i9-9980XE 3736
+45.3%
Ryzen 7 8845HS 2572

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.

i9-9980XE 198
Ryzen 7 8845HS 278
+40.8%

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.

i9-9980XE 2.22
Ryzen 7 8845HS 3.31
+49.1%

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.

i9-9980XE 18.1
+27.5%
Ryzen 7 8845HS 14.2

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.  

i9-9980XE 156
+8.6%
Ryzen 7 8845HS 144

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.  

i9-9980XE 207
Ryzen 7 8845HS 289
+40%

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.

i9-9980XE 6879
Ryzen 7 8845HS 13168
+91.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-9980XE 15780
+33.2%
Ryzen 7 8845HS 11850

Blender(-)

i9-9980XE 137
Ryzen 7 8845HS 200
+46.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-9980XE 1200
Ryzen 7 8845HS 1940
+61.6%

7-Zip Single

i9-9980XE 5110
Ryzen 7 8845HS 6305
+23.4%

7-Zip

i9-9980XE 93018
+38.5%
Ryzen 7 8845HS 67167

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.34 18.14
Recency 19 October 2018 6 December 2023
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 45 Watt

i9-9980XE has a 1.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads.

Ryzen 7 8845HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 7 8845HS.

Note that Core i9-9980XE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 8845HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-9980XE and Ryzen 7 8845HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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