AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i9-9980XE

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,171

Rank #188

vs
6,661

Rank #97

6,171
6,661

Core i9-9980XE wins by 7.4% (Rank #188 vs #97)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
6,367

Rank #153

6,116
6,367

Core i9-9980XE wins by 3.9% (Rank #228 vs #153)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
7,102

Rank #93

6,254
7,102

Core i9-9980XE wins by 11.9% (Rank #198 vs #93)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
5,665

Rank #146

5,674
5,665

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 0.2% (Rank #144 vs #146)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
5,869

Rank #130

5,786
5,869

Core i9-9980XE wins by 1.4% (Rank #138 vs #130)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
5,830

Rank #120

5,532
5,830

Core i9-9980XE wins by 5.1% (Rank #179 vs #120)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i9-9980XE Diff
Cores
12
18
-33.3%
Threads
24
36
-33.3%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
3,000 MHz
+3.2%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
4,400 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
4,400 MHz
Clock Multiplier --
30x
L1 Cache
768 KB
1,152 KB
-33.3%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
18 MiB
-66.7%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
25 MiB
+61.3%
Memory Channels
2
4
-50%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
128 GB
0%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
79 GB/s
-40%
PCIe Lanes
20
44
-54.5%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
165 W
60.6% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i9-9980XE
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Core
Series 3000 i9-9000
Model Number PRO i9-9980XE
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Skylake
Core Name Matisse Skylake X Refresh
Core Family -- 6
Socket Socket Socket
Package µOPGA-1331 FCLGA-2066
Chipset -- Lewisburg
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 x16, x8, x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price -- $1,979.00
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Core i9-9980XE
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Core i9-9980XE
Core

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Core i9-9980XE
i9-9000

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Core i9-9980XE
i9-9980XE

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Core i9-9980XE
Skylake

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Core i9-9980XE
Skylake X Refresh

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-9980XE
6

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Core i9-9980XE
Socket

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Core i9-9980XE
FCLGA-2066

Chipset

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-9980XE
Lewisburg

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Core i9-9980XE
DDR4-2666

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i9-9980XE
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Core i9-9980XE
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i9-9980XE
x16, x8, x4

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-9980XE
$1,979.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i9-9980XE
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i9-9980XE
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area -- 484 mm²
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Core i9-9980XE
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i9-9980XE
484 mm²

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Core i9-9980XE
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Core i9-9980XE
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Core i9-9980XE
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Core i9-9980XE
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i9-9980XE
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64