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Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i9-10980XE


Description
The 5900X is based on Zen 3 architecture while the i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5900X gets a score of 840.1 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 1241.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 1.5 times faster than the 5900X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a20f10
50657
Core
Vermeer
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
12/24
18/36
TDP
105 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
12x512 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
2x32768 kB
25344 kB
Date
November 2020
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
89.82k points
68.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
840.11k points
1241.12k 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
5900X
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
24.34k
29.53k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
26.8k
22.59k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.12k
5.99k (x0.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.55k
10.22k (x0.38)
TOTAL
89.82k
68.33k (x0.76)

Multithread

5900X

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
263.12k
587.06k (x2.23)
Test#2 (FP)
353.9k
496.41k (x1.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
159.07k
134.66k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
64.01k
22.99k (x0.36)
TOTAL
840.11k
1241.12k (x1.48)

Performance/W
5900X
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
2506 points/W
3558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3371 points/W
3009 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1515 points/W
816 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
610 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
8001 points/W
7522 points/W

Performance/GHz
5900X
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
5071 points/GHz
6153 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5584 points/GHz
4707 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2526 points/GHz
1248 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5530 points/GHz
2129 points/GHz
TOTAL
18712 points/GHz
14236 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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