Value and Efficiency Tests
The performance benchmarks on the previous pages tell part of the story, but it is always fun to add some Bang4Buck metrics into the mix. Do be aware that there are many methods of calculating such results - different benchmarks will skew the outcome, and prices can both fluctuate daily and vary wildly depending on region.
We've chosen to use the multi-threaded Cinebench test as a basis for our results, and pricing was taken from Newegg.com on November 14, 2018.
This graph shows the Cinebench score divided by the price. Nice and easy.
Massive performance is great, but that $2K+ price tag takes the value shine off the Intel proposition. Fact is, you shouldn't expect the same level of value on ultra-high-end processors.
We have also changed methodology here. Rather than take the manufacturer-quoted TDPs, we have chosen to ascribe the 2D system load figure - what we actually see - as the power reading.
This graph therefore shows the Cinebench score divided by this figure, so for the 9980XE that would be 3,722/289, and so on.
Here is where the Core i9-9980XE shines somewhat, but even though the AMD Ryzen 2990WX and 2970WX consume more wattage, their performance more than makes up for it.
We can also combine Bang4Buck and Bang4Watt for an overall weighted efficiency score. By taking 5.67 as the ceiling for Bang4Buck, and 15.00 for Bang4Watt, the weighted score shows the Core i9-9980XE in a fuller light.
There is little expectation of it topping the charts, but as you can see from the 2970/2990's results, there's better value to be had in the UHEDT space, assuming your main workloads span across cores and threads.
