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Core i5-10500 vs Ryzen 9 3950X


Description
The i5-10500 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the 3950X is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500 gets a score of 388 k points while the 3950X gets 959.8 k points.

Summarizing, the 3950X is 2.5 times faster than the i5-10500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
870f10
Core
Comet Lake-S
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/12
16/32
TDP
65 W
105 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
16x32+16x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
16x512 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
4x16384 kB
Date
April 2020
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
75.27k points
72.95k points
Mean multithread perf.
387.99k points
959.77k 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
i5-10500
3950X
Test#1 (Integers)
28.73k
16.49k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
26.01k
26.16k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.08k
7.9k (x1.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.46k
22.4k (x1.55)
TOTAL
75.27k
72.95k (x0.97)

Multithread

i5-10500

3950X
Test#1 (Integers)
172.66k
334.49k (x1.94)
Test#2 (FP)
167.57k
423.74k (x2.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.45k
187.85k (x4.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
13.69k (x1.65)
TOTAL
387.99k
959.77k (x2.47)

Performance/W
i5-10500
3950X
Test#1 (Integers)
2656 points/W
3186 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2578 points/W
4036 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
607 points/W
1789 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
130 points/W
TOTAL
5969 points/W
9141 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10500
3950X
Test#1 (Integers)
6384 points/GHz
3509 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5780 points/GHz
5566 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1351 points/GHz
1681 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3212 points/GHz
4765 points/GHz
TOTAL
16727 points/GHz
15522 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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