AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE vs Intel Core i9-9980XE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE 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, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

  • Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 84°C
  • 4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt
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

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
  • 28 more threads: 36 vs 8
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 9x 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
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2563 vs 2092
  • 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32054 vs 7515
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2018 vs 19 April 2018
Number of cores 18 vs 4
Number of threads 36 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache 24.75 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2563 vs 2092
PassMark - CPU mark 32054 vs 7515

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9980XE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2092
2563
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7515
32054
Name AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE Intel Core i9-9980XE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2092 2563
PassMark - CPU mark 7515 32054
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 11679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1141
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 15743

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE Intel Core i9-9980XE

Essentials

Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 19 April 2018 October 2018
OPN Tray YD2400C6M4MFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1078 625
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Skylake
Processor Number i9-9980XE
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB 24.75 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm FinFET 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 84°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 4 18
Number of GPU cores 11
Number of threads 8 36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1250 MHz
iGPU core count 11
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 165 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included PCG 2017X
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x8 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 44
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

AMD VR Ready Processors
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

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)