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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i9-10980XE

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Mini Review

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X advantages

 

Intel Core i9-10980XE advantages

 

5950X vs i9-10980XE specifications comparison

The charts below compare the most important Intel Core i9-10980XE and Ryzen 9 5950X features. These characteristics, together with an IPC (instructions per cycle) number, determine how well a microprocessor performs. The "Number of cores / threads" graph shows the number of cores (darker area). Lighter area on the graph represents the number of additional threads, provided by Hyper-Threading technology. The "Operating frequency" chart uses dark color to represent base frequency, while lighter area is for extra frequency, provided by Turbo feature. Darker area on the "On-chip cache" graph is for the On-chip L2 cache. Lighter area is for the L3 cache cache. Although the L3 cache cache is usually larger than the On-chip L2 cache, it is always slower.

The number of cores / threads
40
32
24
16
8
0		  
 
32
  
36
  
 
Higher is better
Operating frequency
6
4.8
3.6
2.4
1.2
0		  
 
4.9GHz
  
4.8GHz
  
 
Higher is better
  - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X       - Intel Core i9-10980XE
On-chip L2 + L3 cache
80
64
48
32
16
0		  
 
72MB
  
42.8MB
  
 
Higher is better
Thermal Design Power
200
160
120
80
40
0		  
 
105W
  
165W
  
 
Lower is better

Detailed side by side comparison of AMD 5950X vs Core i9-10980XE specs can be found in the Specifications section below. Even more detailed comparison of low level features of both CPUs is located in the CPUIDs section.


Pros and Cons summary

Ryzen 9 5950X Core i9-10980XE
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Ryzen 9 5950X Core i9-10980XE
   

Similar processors use the same socket and architecture as 5950X and Core i9-10980XE, but their performance and other characteristics are a bit different.

Specifications

Please visit AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Intel Core i9-10980XE pages for detailed specifications of both microprocessors.

 AMD Ryzen 9 5950XIntel Core i9-10980XE
General information
Market segmentDesktop
ManufacturerAMDIntel
FamilyRyzen 9Core i9 Extreme Edition
Model number5950Xi9-10980XE
CPU part number100-000000059CD8069504381800
Box part number100-100000059WOFBX8069510980XE
BXC8069510980XE
Introduction date  
SocketSocket AM4Socket 2066
Processing Unit
Cores1618
Threads  
Frequency (MHz)34003000
Turbo Frequency (MHz)  
L1 cache (KB)  
L2 cache (KB)  
Integrated Graphics
GPU Type 
Architecture / Microarchitecture
Microarchitecture  
Platform name  
Core name  
Technology (micron)  
Data width (bits)64
L3 cache (KB)6553625344
Multiprocessing 
Instruction set extensions
AES / Advanced Encryption Standard 
AMD64 / EM64T 64-bit technology 
AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions 
AVX-512 / Advanced Vector Extensions 512  
AVX2 / Advanced Vector Extensions 2 
F16C / 16-bit Floating-Point conversion 
FMA3 / 3-operand Fused Multiply-Add 
MMX 
SSE 
SSE2 
SSE3 
SSE4.1 
SSE4.2 
SSSE3 / Supplemental SSE3 
Supported technologies
Hyper-Threading 
PowerNow! / Enhanced SpeedStep 
Turbo Core / Turbo Boost 
Unlocked multiplier 
Virtualization 
Virus Protection / Execute Disable bit 
Integrated Memory Controller(s)
Memory channels (total)  
Supported memory  
Electrical / Thermal parameters
Max temperature (°C)  
TDP (Watt)  
Notes:

Rows with different specifications or features are highlighted.

Better specifications are shown in green color. Worse specs are shown in red color.

CPUIDs

The table below compares support for x86 extensions and technologies, as well as individual instructions and low-level features of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Intel Core i9-10980XE microprocessors. Information in this table was retrieved from actual processors using CPUID instruction, and we also utilized internal timer to measure CPU frequency. Be aware that all technologies, disabled in BIOS or by a virtual machine, will be shown as not supported. Different steppings of Intel processors may also have slightly different features. In rare cases, measured frequency may differ from official specifications.

  CPUID 1 CPUID 2
ManufacturerAMDIntel
CPU FamilyRyzen 9Core i9 Extreme Edition
Model / Processor Number5950Xi9-10980XE
Measured Frequency3400 MHz2999 MHz
CWID version0.5
Part number (supplied) CD8069504381800
Part number (guessed)100-000000059CD8069504381800
Comment Silicon Prediction 105 (ASUS Prime X299 Edition 30)
General information
VendorAuthenticAMDGenuineIntel
Processor name (BIOS)AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10980XE CPU @ 3.00GHz
Cores1618
Logical processors3236
Base frequency 3000 MHz
Maximum frequency 4900 MHz
Bus / reference frequency 100 MHz
Processor typeOriginal OEM Processor
CPUID signatureA20F1050657
Family25 (019h) 6 (06h)
Model33 (021h)85 (055h)
Stepping 0 (00h) 7 (07h)
SocketAM4 
TLB/Cache details 64-byte Prefetching
Data TLB: 1-GB pages, 4-way set associative, 4 entries
Data TLB: 4-KB Pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries
Instruction TLB: 4-KByte pages, 8-way set associative, 128 entries
L2 TLB: 1-MB, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Shared 2nd-Level TLB: 4-KB / 2-MB pages, 6-way associative, 1536 entries. Plus, 1-GB pages, 4-way, 16 entries
Cache Details
 
Instruction set extensions
 
Additional instructions
 
Major features
 
Other features
 
+ - feature is supported
- - feature is not supported
Features, not supported by all processors in the table, are not displayed

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