i3-1215U vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5950X
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
28.71
+320%
Core i3-1215U
2022
6 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.83

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i3-1215U by a whopping 320% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1591019
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.60no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Intel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency25.8843.09
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads328
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeCPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-1.1 GHz
Execution Units-64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12.1
OpenGL-4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 5950X 28.71
+320%
i3-1215U 6.83

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 5950X 45602
+320%
i3-1215U 10846

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 5950X 2215
+20%
i3-1215U 1846

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 5950X 12126
+148%
i3-1215U 4893

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 5950X 6690
i3-1215U 7879
+17.8%

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 5950X 56641
+192%
i3-1215U 19430

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 5950X 4.23
i3-1215U 3.41
+24%

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 5950X 48
+335%
i3-1215U 11

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 5950X 4324
+434%
i3-1215U 809

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 5950X 267
+22.5%
i3-1215U 218

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 5950X 3.08
+10.4%
i3-1215U 2.79

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 5950X 26
+124%
i3-1215U 11.6

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 5950X 212
+324%
i3-1215U 50

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 5950X 330
+65.6%
i3-1215U 199

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 5950X 12736
+60.3%
i3-1215U 7944

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 5950X 16248
+209%
i3-1215U 5259

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 5950X 118
i3-1215U 665
+465%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 5950X 1652
+7.3%
i3-1215U 1539

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 5950X 6852
+36.2%
i3-1215U 5032

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 5950X 122978
+437%
i3-1215U 22883

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 5950X 290
i3-1215U 312
+7.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.71 6.83
Recency 5 November 2020 23 February 2022
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 32 8
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 5950X has a 320.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 166.7% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

i3-1215U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 600% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-1215U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop processor while Core i3-1215U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i3-1215U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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