AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i7 9800X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Intel Core i7 9800X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 9800X with 8 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.62GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 17MB)

Intel Core i7 9800X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (165W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

1180

Intel Core i7 9800X +6%

1251

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +17%

15269

Intel Core i7 9800X

12945

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

1077

Intel Core i7 9800X +22%

1314

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

7251

Intel Core i7 9800X +10%

7991

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

1106

Intel Core i7 9800X +10%

1225

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +11%

10796

Intel Core i7 9800X

9648

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

2446

Intel Core i7 9800X +5%

2573

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +36%

24659

Intel Core i7 9800X

18121

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

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Intel Core i7 9800X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i7-9800X

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

180 W

Power Consumption

165 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

24

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

12

Total Core Count

8

24

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

38x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

17 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

87.62 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

79.47 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 9800X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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