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Ryzen 9 5950X vs Core i9-10940X


Description
The 5950X is based on Zen 3 architecture while the i9-10940X is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5950X gets a score of 1081 k points while the i9-10940X gets 1088.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10940X is 1 times faster than the 5950X. 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
3.4 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
16/32
14/28
TDP
105 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
16x32+16x32 kB
14x32+14x32 kB
Cache L2
16x512 kB
14x1024 kB
Cache L3
2x32768 kB
19712 kB
Date
November 2020
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
87.3k points
72.04k points
Mean multithread perf.
1080.96k points
1088.11k 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
5950X
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
22.91k
29.75k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
26.24k
27.44k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.87k
5.81k (x0.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.28k
9.05k (x0.34)
TOTAL
87.3k
72.04k (x0.83)

Multithread

5950X

i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
359.17k
485.37k (x1.35)
Test#2 (FP)
479.04k
472.7k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
214.59k
113.09k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
28.16k
16.95k (x0.6)
TOTAL
1080.96k
1088.11k (x1.01)

Performance/W
5950X
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
3421 points/W
2942 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4562 points/W
2865 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2044 points/W
685 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
268 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
10295 points/W
6595 points/W

Performance/GHz
5950X
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
4676 points/GHz
6197 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5355 points/GHz
5717 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2423 points/GHz
1210 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5363 points/GHz
1885 points/GHz
TOTAL
17817 points/GHz
15009 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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