AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G and Intel Core i9-7980XE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
- CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- Around 19% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
- Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 94°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 14 nm
- 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
- Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3890 vs 2460
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 8 Jan 2024 vs September 2017 |
Maximum frequency | 5 GHz vs 4.20 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 94°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm vs 14 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 165 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3890 vs 2460 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7980XE
- 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 6
- 24 more threads: 36 vs 12
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 55% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30020 vs 25348
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 18 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 36 vs 12 |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) vs 1 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 25344 KB (shared) vs 16 MB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 30020 vs 25348 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7980XE
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 8600G | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3890 | 2460 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 25348 | 30020 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1177 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 16370 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 10876 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 40.947 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 484.771 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 3.237 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 21.073 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 218.231 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
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Essentials |
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Launch date | 8 Jan 2024 | September 2017 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $1,999 |
Place in performance rating | 216 | 178 |
Architecture codename | Skylake | |
Price now | $2,005.50 | |
Processor Number | i9-7980XE | |
Series | Intel® Core™ X-series Processors | |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 4.08 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 4.3 GHz | 2.60 GHz |
Die size | 178 mm² | |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1024 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 25344 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 94°C |
Maximum frequency | 5 GHz | 4.20 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 18 |
Number of threads | 12 | 36 |
Transistor count | 25,000 million | |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
Number of QPI Links | 0 | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-2666 |
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 45 Watt | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM5 | FCLGA2066 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Thermal Solution | PCG 2017X | |
Peripherals |
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PCIe configurations | Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only) | |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 44 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |