i9-10980XE vs FX-7500

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Aggregate performance score

FX-7500
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
2.02
Core i9-10980XE
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
20.55
+917%

Core i9-10980XE outperforms FX-7500 by a whopping 917% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-7500 and Core i9-10980XE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1929273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.69
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Kaverino data
Power efficiency10.0611.79
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Cascade Lake-X (2019)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)19 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$979

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

FX-7500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads436
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s DMI3 MHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data86 °C
Number of transistors2,410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on FX-7500 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
SocketFP3FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7500 and Core i9-10980XE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

FX-7500 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 FX-7500 and Core i9-10980XE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7500 and Core i9-10980XE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidthno data94 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-7500 and Core i9-10980XE integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-7500 and Core i9-10980XE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7500 and Core i9-10980XE.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes848

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.

FX-7500 2.02
i9-10980XE 20.55
+917%

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.

FX-7500 3209
i9-10980XE 32644
+917%

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.

FX-7500 315
i9-10980XE 1600
+408%

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.

FX-7500 684
i9-10980XE 12186
+1682%

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.

FX-7500 2060
i9-10980XE 7847
+281%

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.

FX-7500 5482
i9-10980XE 59479
+985%

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.

FX-7500 2771
i9-10980XE 14129
+410%

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.

FX-7500 23.32
i9-10980XE 2.81
+730%

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.

FX-7500 2
i9-10980XE 38
+2132%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

FX-7500 153
i9-10980XE 3744
+2347%

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.

FX-7500 55
i9-10980XE 208
+278%

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.

FX-7500 0.65
i9-10980XE 2.36
+263%

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.

FX-7500 1.1
i9-10980XE 18.2
+1555%

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.

FX-7500 1479
i9-10980XE 7172
+385%

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.  

FX-7500 14
i9-10980XE 158
+1033%

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.  

FX-7500 69
i9-10980XE 215
+214%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

FX-7500 4116
i9-10980XE 56351
+1269%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

FX-7500 1769
i9-10980XE 4578
+159%

Geekbench 2

FX-7500 4730
i9-10980XE 38219
+708%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.02 20.55
Recency 4 June 2014 19 October 2019
Physical cores 4 18
Threads 4 36
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 165 Watt

FX-7500 has 768.4% lower power consumption.

i9-10980XE, on the other hand, has a 917.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-10980XE is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that FX-7500 is a notebook processor while Core i9-10980XE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-7500 and Core i9-10980XE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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