i9-10980XE vs Ryzen 9 3900X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 3900X
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
21.10
Core i9-10980XE
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
21.21
+0.5%

i9-10980XE outperforms Ryzen 9 3900X by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i9-10980XE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking254249
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.3512.23
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)2 October 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499$979

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3900X has 83% better value for money than i9-10980XE.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900X 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 speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s DMI3 MHz
L1 cache768 KB1.1 MB
L2 cache6 MB18 MB
L3 cache64 MB24.8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C86 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X 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+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3900X 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 3900X 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 3900X and Core i9-10980XE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB256 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s94 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i9-10980XE.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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 3900X 21.10
i9-10980XE 21.21
+0.5%

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 32630
i9-10980XE 32798
+0.5%

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 1711
+6.9%
i9-10980XE 1600

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 9965
i9-10980XE 12166
+22.1%

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 6019
i9-10980XE 7847
+30.4%

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 45539
i9-10980XE 59479
+30.6%

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 14889
+5.4%
i9-10980XE 14129

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 2.69
+4.5%
i9-10980XE 2.81

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 34
i9-10980XE 38
+13.3%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 9 3900X 3049
i9-10980XE 3744
+22.8%

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 207
i9-10980XE 208
+0.5%

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 2.36
i9-10980XE 2.36

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 10.8
i9-10980XE 18.2
+69.3%

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 7534
+5%
i9-10980XE 7172

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.  

Ryzen 9 3900X 147
i9-10980XE 158
+7.1%

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.  

Ryzen 9 3900X 268
+24.4%
i9-10980XE 215

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.10 21.21
Recency 7 July 2019 2 October 2019
Physical cores 12 18
Threads 24 36
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 165 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900X has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 57.1% lower power consumption.

i9-10980XE, on the other hand, has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 9 3900X and Core i9-10980XE.


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