AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE
What is the difference between AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Intel Core i9-9980XE. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1692 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 1127 |
| 16758 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 15294 |
| 46140 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 32390 |
| 3499 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2570 |
| 13956 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 11531 |
Processor Specs
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | Processor | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
| 3400 MHz | Frequency | 3000 MHz |
| 4900 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4400 MHz |
| 16 | Cores | 18 |
| 32 | Threads | 36 |
| 105 W | TDP | 165 W |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AM4 | Package | Socket 2066 LGA |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1699 | Single-Core Score | 1121 |
| 19093 | Multi-Core Score | 16327 |
| Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) | Operating System | macOS 10.15.7 (Build 19H2) |
| Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X570 AORUS XTREME | Model | iMacPro1,1 |
| Model ID | iMacPro1,1 | |
| Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X570 AORUS XTREME | Motherboard | Apple Inc. Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94 1.0 |
| Balanced | Power Plan |
CPU Specifications
| AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | Name | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
| 1 Processor, 16 Cores, 32 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 18 Cores, 36 Threads |
| AuthenticAMD Family 25 Model 33 Stepping 0 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4 |
| 3.40 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
| 4.80 GHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| 32.0 KB x 16 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 18 |
| 32.0 KB x 16 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 18 |
| 512 KB x 16 | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB x 18 |
| 32.0 MB x 2 | L3 Cache | 24.8 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 64.00 GB | Size | 128.00 GB |
| Transfer Rate | 3200 MT/s | |
| DDR4 SDRAM | Type | DDR4 |
| 2 | Channels |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1699 | Single-Core Score | 1121 |
|---|---|---|
| 3988 | Crypto Score | 1486 |
| 1447 | Integer Score | 1047 |
| 1863 | Floating Point Score | 1221 |
| 3988 6.80 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1486 2.53 GB/sec |
| 1759 8.90 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1115 5.64 MB/sec |
| 1668 78.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1089 51.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1565 4.41 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1051 2.96 MTE/sec |
| 1206 1.42 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 908 1.07 MElements/sec |
| 1325 415.1 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1003 314.2 Krows/sec |
| 1469 79.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1065 57.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1374 437.7 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1025 326.5 KB/sec |
| 1468 11.4 Klines/sec | Clang | 1059 8.25 Klines/sec |
| 1279 14.8 images/sec | Camera | 1123 13.0 images/sec |
| 1673 2.09 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1010 1.26 Mpairs/sec |
| 1605 9945.9 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1294 8018.6 FPS |
| 1903 104.6 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 776 42.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1657 12.8 images/sec | Face Detection | 1116 8.59 images/sec |
| 1510 37.2 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 985 24.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 3083 151.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2063 101.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 3156 43.0 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1990 27.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 2048 1.64 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1460 1.17 Mpixels/sec |
| 1408 12.6 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1025 9.18 Kpixels/sec |
| 1631 52.1 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1026 32.8 Words/sec |
| 1601 61.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1285 49.7 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 19093 | Multi-Core Score | 16327 |
|---|---|---|
| 9169 | Crypto Score | 13676 |
| 18992 | Integer Score | 15343 |
| 20967 | Floating Point Score | 18900 |
| 9169 15.6 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 13676 23.3 GB/sec |
| 29335 148.4 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 19874 100.5 MB/sec |
| 27285 1.29 Gpixels/sec | Image Compression | 22540 1.07 Gpixels/sec |
| 6835 19.3 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 9673 27.3 MTE/sec |
| 21583 25.3 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 15890 18.7 MElements/sec |
| 23346 7.31 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 16624 5.21 Mrows/sec |
| 18984 1.03 Gpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 10513 570.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 14513 4.52 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 13843 4.31 MB/sec |
| 26395 205.7 Klines/sec | Clang | 17152 133.6 Klines/sec |
| 16036 185.9 images/sec | Camera | 16492 191.2 images/sec |
| 19542 24.5 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 14011 17.5 Mpairs/sec |
| 33788 209331.9 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 31896 197607.0 FPS |
| 23350 1.28 Gpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 19174 1.05 Gpixels/sec |
| 27446 211.3 images/sec | Face Detection | 23254 179.0 images/sec |
| 17338 427.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 18180 448.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 30637 1.50 Gpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 26563 1.30 Gpixels/sec |
| 35294 480.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 31903 434.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 32306 25.9 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 30382 24.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 17365 155.6 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 17152 153.7 Kpixels/sec |
| 15865 507.2 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 10369 331.5 Words/sec |
| 4877 188.4 images/sec | Machine Learning | 6628 256.1 images/sec |