Intel Core i9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i9 7900X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7900X with 10 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7900X's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (140W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

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

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 14MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +20%

1210

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

11851

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +150%

29651

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +5%

1323

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +14%

8536

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

7480

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +15%

1127

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

10189

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +70%

17328

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +12%

2556

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

20991

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +51%

31873

Intel Core i9 7900X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Aug 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-7900X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

sTR4

140 W

Power Consumption

250 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

32

20

Performance Core Threads

64

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

10

Total Core Count

32

20

Total Thread Count

64

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

33x

Multiplier

30x

64K per core

L1 Cache

96K per core

1MB per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

14MB shared

L3 Cache

64MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128GB

Max Memory Size

2048GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

44

PCIe Lanes

60

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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