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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i9-13980HX. Specifications

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2019-07-07
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
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Intel Core i9-13980HX
Intel Core i9-13980HX

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 3800X or Intel Core i9-13980HX? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X has a base frequency of 3.9 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2019-07-07.

Intel Core i9-13980HX has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz (5.60 GHz). 24 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 55 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    91 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 3800X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    132 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    94 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    102 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    98 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    74 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    117 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    217 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    152 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    29 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    34 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    92 place
  • More number of cores

    16 more cores

    24 left arrow 8
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    55 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-13980HX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    391 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Intel Core i9-13980HX Intel Core i9-13980HX
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000H
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 13
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Series
    Ryzen 3000 Series left arrow -
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800X left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 8x Raptor Cove
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 16x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    3.9 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 24
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 2.10 GHz (5.60 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.80 GHz (3.90 GHz)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 32
  • Generation
    - left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1500 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2021
  • Shader
    - left arrow 256
  • Technology
    - left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13980HX and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-5600LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 x16 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow -
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.6 GB/s
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and Intel Core i9-13980HX Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    105 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    105 W left arrow 55 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 157 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 86 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and Intel Core i9-13980HX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Raptor Lake H
  • Codename
    Matisse left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L1-Cache
    0.5 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 36 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000025BOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    100-100000025MPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000025 left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Release date
    2019-07-07 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow BGA 1744
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 10 nm
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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