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Ryzen 9 3950X vs Core i7-5500U


Description
The 3950X is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3950X gets a score of 959.8 k points while the i7-5500U gets 82.9 k points.

Summarizing, the 3950X is 11.6 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
870f10
306d4
Core
Matisse
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.7 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA 1168
Cores/Threads
16/32
2 /4
TDP
105 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
16x32+16x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
16x512 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4x16384 kB
4096 kB
Date
November 2019
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
72.95k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
959.77k points
82.89k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
3950X
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.49k
17.76k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
26.16k
14.9k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.9k
4.17k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.4k
3.58k (x0.16)
TOTAL
72.95k
40.41k (x0.55)

Multithread

3950X

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
334.49k
34.9k (x0.1)
Test#2 (FP)
423.74k
35.07k (x0.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
187.85k
9.28k (x0.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.69k
3.64k (x0.27)
TOTAL
959.77k
82.89k (x0.09)

Performance/W
3950X
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3186 points/W
2327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4036 points/W
2338 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1789 points/W
619 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
130 points/W
243 points/W
TOTAL
9141 points/W
5526 points/W

Performance/GHz
3950X
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3509 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5566 points/GHz
4966 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1681 points/GHz
1390 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4765 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
TOTAL
15522 points/GHz
13469 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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