AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i9-9980XE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 3000G and Intel Core i9-9980XE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 3000G

Intel Core i9-9980XE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 84°C
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Launch date	7 Nov 2019 vs October 2018
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 84°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9980XE

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 2
32 more threads: 36 vs 4
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
18x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2563 vs 1987
7.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32054 vs 4489

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 2
Number of threads	36 vs 4
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2563 vs 1987
PassMark - CPU mark	32054 vs 4489

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 3000G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9980XE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1987

2563

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4489

32054

Name	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i9-9980XE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1987	2563
PassMark - CPU mark	4489	32054
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		11679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1141
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15743

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i9-9980XE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Launch date	7 Nov 2019	October 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$49
OPN PIB	YD3000C6FHBOX
OPN Tray	YD3000C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1184	622
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i9-9980XE
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	24.75 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	84°C
Number of cores	2	18
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum frequency		4.40 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	44
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4
Total number of SATA ports	4
USB revision	3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)