AMD Ryzen 7 4700S vs Intel Core i9-9980XE

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 4700S		Intel Core i9-9980XE
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 4700S or Intel Core i9-9980XE - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S was released in Q2/2021. The Intel Core i9-9980XE has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9980XE was released in Q4/2018.

AMD Ryzen 7 (68)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD Ryzen 4000G (22)	CPU group	Intel Core i 9000X (8)
3	Generation	9
Renoir (Zen 2)	Architecture	Skylake X Refresh
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i9-7980XE
--	Successor	Intel Core i9-10980XE

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.00 GHz). The Intel Core i9-9980XE has 18 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.50 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-9980XE
8	Cores	18
16	Threads	36
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.20 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.50 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-9980XE
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9980XE can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-9980XE
GDDR6	Memory	DDR4-2666
16 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
102.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	85.4 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	25.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	48
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	47.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Core i9-9980XE is 165 W.
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-9980XE
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	165 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
45 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	84 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 4700S has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-9980XE cache has a total of 25.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 7 4700S	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-9980XE
7 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	LGA 2066
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2021	Release date	Q4/2018
--	Release price	1979 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 4700S (93%)

Intel Core i9-9980XE (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 4700S (56%)

Intel Core i9-9980XE (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	1122 (96%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz	1174 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	7745 (49%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz	15725 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	1254 (86%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz	1459 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	7262 (60%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz	12177 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	451 (98%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz	459 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	4275 (57%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz	7516 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	18226 (57%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz	32092 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	1194 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	11210 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 3.00 GHz	9092 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz	201 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 4700S 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9980XE 18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz	3240 (100%)

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