Intel Core i9-10980XE vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i9-10980XE vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, 3DMark, Blender, Prime95, Furmark, PassMark, 7zip, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, MATLAB, RealBench, Handbrake, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Red Dead Redemption 2
Valorant
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Last Man Standing
Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Apex Legends
Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 3800X or Intel Core i9-10980XE.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i9-10980XE

60%

Ryzen 7 3800X

57%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-10980XE is 5% better than Ryzen 7 3800X. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-10980XE

61%

Ryzen 7 3800X

56%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.7	98.9
Valorant	123.5	112.4
Cyberpunk 2077	69.2	62.9
Apex Legends	116.1	105.6
Call of Duty Warzone	92.6	84.3
Overwatch	100.0	91.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.2	77.5
DOOM Eternal	61.8	56.2
Warzone	96.3	87.7
Assassin's Creed	103.7	94.4
Valheim	102.5	93.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-10980XE

28%

Ryzen 7 3800X

44%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 3800X is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10980XE since it has less power consumption: 165W vs. 105W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-10980XE	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	211	209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3800	2165
Cinbench 20 Single-core	480	509
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	8848	4960
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1191	1325
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	24309	12874

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-10980XE	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Single-Core	2626	2773
Multi-Core	34005	23436

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i9-10980XE	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Single-Core	1417	1393
Multi-Core	20280	10679

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i9-10980XE	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Announcement date	October 01, 2019	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA2066	AM4
Core name	Cascade Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	10	3
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.9 MHz
Cores	18	8
Threads	36	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s DMI3
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9200 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	165 W	105 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Max. Memory	256 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	94 GB/s
L1 cache		512KB
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000025 100-100000025BOX 100-100000025MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3800X is 23% better than Core i9-10980XE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10980XE has 10 more core than Ryzen 7 3800X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10980XE is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3800X is better: 10
However, it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-10980XE and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i9-10980XE specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3800X specs and review.