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Ryzen 9 7950X vs Core i9-10980XE


Description
The 7950X is based on Zen 4 architecture while the i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 7950X gets a score of 1597.8 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 1241.1 k points.

Summarizing, the 7950X is 1.3 times faster than the i9-10980XE. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a60f12
50657
Core
Raphael
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Zen 4
Base frecuency
4.5 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.7 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
AM5
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
16/32
18/36
TDP
170 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
16x32+16x32 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
16x1024 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
131072 kB
25344 kB
Date
September 2022
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
121.33k points
68.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
1597.79k points
1241.12k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
7950X
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
6.05k
4.52k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
23.41k
17.94k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.49k
5.5k (x0.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
34.35k
9.64k (x0.28)
TOTAL
80.3k
37.6k (x0.47)

Multithread

7950X

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
128.82k
84.93k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
465.79k
409.55k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
289.43k
122.88k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
75.23k
22.12k (x0.29)
TOTAL
959.27k
639.48k (x0.67)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
7950X
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
26.86k
16.4k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
30.05k
20.97k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.15k
5.82k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
31.74k
8.86k (x0.28)
TOTAL
104.8k
52.05k (x0.5)

Multithread

7950X

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
430.6k
316.84k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
545.91k
461.09k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
289.57k
129.82k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
64.33k
22.09k (x0.34)
TOTAL
1330.41k
929.85k (x0.7)

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
7950X
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
40.61k
29.53k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
31.82k
22.59k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.63k
5.99k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
32.28k
10.22k (x0.32)
TOTAL
121.33k
68.33k (x0.56)

Multithread

7950X

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
683.17k
587.06k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
563.45k
496.41k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
286.77k
134.66k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
64.4k
22.99k (x0.36)
TOTAL
1597.79k
1241.12k (x0.78)

Performance/W
7950X
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
4019 points/W
3558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3314 points/W
3009 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1687 points/W
816 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
379 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
9399 points/W
7522 points/W

Performance/GHz
7950X
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
7124 points/GHz
6153 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5582 points/GHz
4707 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2917 points/GHz
1248 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5663 points/GHz
2129 points/GHz
TOTAL
21286 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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