AMD Ryzen vs. Intel Core Benchmarking On Ubuntu Linux

Potential Upgrade

Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core @ 3.80GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING M7 AC (MS-7B77) v1.0 (1.E0 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 + Intel 8265 / 8275

OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.8.0-050800daily20200622-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.8, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.4 (LLVM 9.0.1), Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,gm2 --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none,hsa --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib=auto --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - CPU Microcode: 0x8701021
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.7+10-post-Ubuntu-3ubuntu1)
Python Notes: Python 3.8.2
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional STIBP: conditional RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Ryzen 7 3700X

Changed Processor to AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads).

Changed Motherboard to MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE (MS-7C34) v1.0 (1.94 BIOS).

Changed Network to Realtek Device 2600 + Realtek Device 3000 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200.

Ryzen 9 3900X

Changed Processor to AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads).

Changed Motherboard to ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) (2203 BIOS).

Changed Network to Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Intel-AC 9260.

Ryzen 9 3950X

Changed Processor to AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads).

Changed Motherboard to ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1302 BIOS).

Changed Network to Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200.

Processor Change: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - CPU Microcode: 0x8701013

Ryzen 5 3600XT

Changed Processor to AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6-Core @ 3.80GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads).

Changed Motherboard to MSI X470 GAMING M7 AC (MS-7B77) v1.0 (1.E0 BIOS).

Changed Network to Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 + Intel 8265 / 8275.

Ryzen 7 3800XT

Changed Processor to AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-Core @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads).

Changed Motherboard to MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE (MS-7C34) v1.0 (1.94 BIOS).

Changed Network to Realtek Device 2600 + Realtek Device 3000 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200.

Ryzen 9 3900XT

Changed Processor to AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-Core @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads).

Core i5 10600K

Processor: Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.80GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z490M-PLUS (0603 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Comet Lake PCH, Memory: 16GB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,gm2 --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none,hsa --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib=auto --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave - CPU Microcode: 0xc8
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.7+10-post-Ubuntu-3ubuntu1)
Python Notes: Python 3.8.2
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: KVM: Vulnerable + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Core i9 10900K

Changed Processor to Intel Core i9-10900K @ 5.30GHz (10 Cores / 20 Threads).

Changed Motherboard to Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER (F3 BIOS).

Changed Network to Intel Device 15f3 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201.

Security Change: itlb_multihit: KVM: Mitigation of Split huge pages + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Ryzen 9 5900X

Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X570 Taichi (P3.56 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 400GB KXG50ZNV512G TOSHIBA, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA NV162 11GB, Audio: NVIDIA TU102 HD Audio, Monitor: 289K, Network: Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200

OS: Fedora 33, Kernel: 5.8.16-300.fc33.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.38.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8 + Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.8, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 20.2.1, Compiler: GCC 10.2.1 20201016 + Clang 11.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 4480x1440

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-cet --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,ada,go,d,lto --enable-multilib --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-isl --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.9+11)
Python Notes: Python 3.9.0
Security Notes: SELinux + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: always-on RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Ryzen 7 5800X

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core @ 3.80GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER (T57 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 4 x 400GB KXG50ZNV512G TOSHIBA, Graphics: NVIDIA NV162 11GB, Audio: NVIDIA TU102 HD Audio, Monitor: 289K, Network: Intel I211 + Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-cet --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,ada,go,d,lto --enable-multilib --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-isl --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.9+11)
Python Notes: Python 3.9.0
Security Notes: SELinux + itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: always-on RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Ryzen 9 5900X b

Old Desktop

Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Eight-Core (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32) v1.0 (1.80 BIOS), Chipset: AMD 17h, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 128GB LITEON LCH-128V2 + 250GB Samsung SSD 840 + 2 x 512GB Crucial CT512M55 + 1050GB Crucial CT1050MX, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, Audio: NVIDIA GP104 HD Audio, Monitor: 2 x 27GL850, Network: Intel I211 + 2 x Intel 10G 2P X520

OS: Fedora 33, Kernel: 5.8.18-300.fc33.x86_64 (x86_64), Compiler: GCC 10.2.1 20201016 + Clang 11.0.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 5120x1440

Compiler Notes: --build=x86_64-redhat-linux --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-bootstrap --enable-cet --enable-checking=release --enable-gnu-indirect-function --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-initfini-array --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,ada,go,d,lto --enable-multilib --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-arch_32=i686 --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-isl --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver
Processor Notes: CPU Microcode: 0x8001126
Java Notes: OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.9+11)
Python Notes: Python 3.9.0
Security Notes: itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline STIBP: disabled RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected

Ryzen 7 1700X

OS: Fedora 33, Kernel: 5.8.18-300.fc33.x86_64 (x86_64), Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, Compiler: GCC 10.2.1 20201016 + Clang 11.0.0, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 5120x1440

Timed PHP Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build PHP 7. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the Linux kernel in a default configuration. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed ImageMagick Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build ImageMagick. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed GCC Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed LLVM Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the LLVM compiler. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed FFmpeg Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build FFmpeg. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed MPlayer Compilation

This test times how long it takes to build the MPlayer open-source media player program. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Build2

This test profile measures the time to bootstrap/install the build2 C++ build toolchain from source. Build2 is a cross-platform build toolchain for C/C++ code and features Cargo-like features. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Blender

Blender is an open-source 3D creation software project. This test is of Blender's Cycles benchmark with various sample files. GPU computing via OpenCL or CUDA is supported. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Appleseed

Appleseed is an open-source production renderer focused on physically-based global illumination rendering engine primarily designed for animation and visual effects. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Tungsten Renderer

Tungsten is a C++ physically based renderer that makes use of Intel's Embree ray tracing library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

A portable GPL 3D software renderer that supports OpenMP and Intel Threading Building Blocks with many different rendering modes. This version does not use OpenGL but is entirely CPU/software based. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

POV-Ray

This is a test of POV-Ray, the Persistence of Vision Raytracer. POV-Ray is used to create 3D graphics using ray-tracing. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

YafaRay

YafaRay is an open-source physically based montecarlo ray-tracing engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Chaos Group V-RAY

This is a test of Chaos Group's V-RAY benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

IndigoBench

This is a test of Indigo Renderer's IndigoBench benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

libavif avifenc

This is a test of the AOMedia libavif library testing the encoding of a JPEG image to AV1 Image Format (AVIF). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

SVT-VP9

This is a test of the Intel Open Visual Cloud Scalable Video Technology SVT-VP9 CPU-based multi-threaded video encoder for the VP9 video format with a sample 1080p YUV video file. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

SVT-HEVC

This is a test of the Intel Open Visual Cloud Scalable Video Technology SVT-HEVC CPU-based multi-threaded video encoder for the HEVC / H.265 video format with a sample 1080p YUV video file. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

x264

This is a simple test of the x264 encoder run on the CPU (OpenCL support disabled) with a sample video file. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

dav1d

Dav1d is an open-source, speedy AV1 video decoder. This test profile times how long it takes to decode sample AV1 video content. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

SVT-AV1

This is a test of the Intel Open Visual Cloud Scalable Video Technology SVT-AV1 CPU-based multi-threaded video encoder for the AV1 video format with a sample 1080p YUV video file. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Himeno Benchmark

The Himeno benchmark is a linear solver of pressure Poisson using a point-Jacobi method. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Timed HMMer Search

This test searches through the Pfam database of profile hidden markov models. The search finds the domain structure of Drosophila Sevenless protein. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Selenium

This test profile uses the Selenium WebDriver for running various browser benchmarks in different available web browsers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.