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).

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

Intel Core i9-7980XE

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 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3843 vs 2481

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	3843 vs 2481

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 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30186 vs 25217

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	30186 vs 25217

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7980XE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3843

2481

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25217

30186

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G	Intel Core i9-7980XE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3843	2481
PassMark - CPU mark	25217	30186
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
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	September 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$1,999
Place in performance rating	182	169
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
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
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
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
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		44
PCI Express 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)