Intel Core i9-9980HK vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
            Intel Core i9-9980HK
            
                
            
        
    
            AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
            
                $749
            
        
    | 8 Cores 16 Threads 2.4GHz Clock | 16 Cores 32 Threads 3.5GHz Clock | 
| Socket BGA 1440 | Socket AM4 | 
| iGPUUHD 630 1250MHz 480 GFLOPS FP32 | iGPU No GPU - - | 
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                                                GB6S 1,500
                                            
                                             37% | 
                                            
                                                GB6S 1,735
                                            
                                             43% | 
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                                                GB6M 6,400
                                            
                                             24% | 
                                            
                                                GB6M 10,885
                                            
                                             41% | 
| CB23S 1,185 46% | CB23S 1,380 53% | 
| CB23M 8,370 19% | CB23M 24,055 56% | 
| ManufacturerIntel | ManufacturerAMD | 
| ArchitectureSkylake | ArchitectureZen 2 | 
| FamilyCore 9th Gen | FamilyRyzen 3000 | 
| Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | 
| Codename Coffee Lake-HR - Coffee Lake-8C - - - - - - | Codename Matisse Aspen Highlands Matisse 2CCD - - - - - - | 
| Market Segment Desktop | Market Segment Desktop | 
| Release Date 6/1/2019 | Release Date 11/25/2019 | 
| Foundry Intel - - - | Foundry TSMC GlobalFoundries (IO Die) - - | 
| Node 14nm++ - - - | Node N7 12LP (IO Die) - - | 
| Die Size 174 mm² - - - | Die Size 2x 74 mm² 125 mm² (IO Die) - - | 
| Transistor Count 3 Billion - - - | Transistor Count 2x 3.8 Billion 2.1 Billion (IO Die) - - | 
| 8 Cores - - - | 16 Cores - - - | 
| 16 Threads - - - | 32 Threads - - - | 
| - 2.4GHz 5GHz Boost - | - 3.5GHz 4.7GHz Boost - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| Overclocking Unlocked - - - | Overclocking Unlocked - - - | 
| Type DMI | Type PCIe | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| Transfer Rate 8GT/s | Transfer Rate 16GT/s | 
| - - | - - | 
| Lanes 4 | Lanes 4 | 
| Bandwidth 4GB/s | Bandwidth 8GB/s | 
| Bi-directional 8GB/s | Bi-directional 16GB/s | 
| L0 Instruction - - | L0 Instruction - - | 
| L0 Data - - | L0 Data - - | 
| L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | L1 Instruction 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | L1 Data 32KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - | 
| L2 256KB/Core 4-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | L2 512KB/Core 8-way set associative - - - - - - - - - - | 
| L3 - 16MB Shared - 16-way set associative - - - - - | L3 - 64MB Shared - 16-way set associative - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Channels 2 | Channels 2 | 
| Max Memory 64GB 16GB | Max Memory 128GB | 
| ECC Not Supported | ECC Not Supported | 
| Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | 
| Clock 1333MHz 1066MHz Transfer Rate 2666MT/s 2133MT/s | Clock 1600MHz Transfer Rate 3200MT/s | 
| Bandwidth/Channel 21.3GB/s 17.1GB/s Bandwidth 42.7GB/s 34.1GB/s | Bandwidth/Channel 25.6GB/s Bandwidth 51.2GB/s | 
| TDP 45W 35W cTDP Down - - | TDP 105W - - 140W Peak | 
| Temp 100°C Max - | Temp 95°C Max - | 
| Included Cooler Not Included | Included Cooler Not Included | 
| PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes | PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes | 
| UHD 630 1250MHz 192 Shaders 1250MHz 480 GFLOPS FP32 | No GPU - - - - | 
| No NPU - | No NPU - | 
| - - | - - | 
| -  | -  | 
| - - | - - | 
| No Cellular | No Cellular | 
 
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
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