AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF VS Intel Core i9-9980XE

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs Intel Core i9-9980XE in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Intel Core i9-9980XE

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More number of cores

18 6

2 times more threads
Higher turbo clock speed

4.50 GHz 3.60 GHz

Around 20% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

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Higher clock speed

3.20 GHz 3.00 GHz

Around 6% better clock speed
Performance per watt

65 W 165 W

About 0.39 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Core i9-9980XE AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i9-9980XE and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Core i9-9980XE AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Core i9 AMD Ryzen
Generation	9 2
CPU group	Intel Core i 9000X AMD Ryzen 2000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i9-9980XE vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.00 GHz 3.20 GHz
CPU Cores	18 6
Turbo (1 Core)	4.50 GHz 3.60 GHz
CPU Threads	36 12
Hyperthreading	Yes Yes
Overclocking	Yes Yes
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i9-9980XE and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i9-9980XE and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Core i9-9980XE and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 GB
ECC	No Yes
Memory channels	4 2
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	48 20

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Core i9-9980XE and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i9-9980XE or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	165 W 65 W
Tjunction max.	84 °C 95 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i9-9980XE and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L3-Cache	25.00 MB 16.00 MB
Architecture	Skylake X Refresh Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
Technology	14 nm 12 nm
Socket	LGA 2066 AM4
Release date	Q4/2018 Q4/2019