AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs Intel Core i9-7980XE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and Intel Core i9-7980XE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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 9 5900

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
• 2.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
• Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3449 vs 2483
• Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34392 vs 30208

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7980XE

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
• 12 more threads: 36 vs 24
• Around 50% 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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7980XE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3449 2483
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	34392 30208

Compare specifications (specs)