Intel Core i9 9980XE vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700 with 8 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9980XE 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE +4%

1110

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

1058

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE +149%

22424

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

8982

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE +32%

1480

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

1115

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE +81%

11091

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

6098

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE +10%

1122

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

1013

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE +154%

17154

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

6735

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE +18%

2569

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

2173

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE +104%

31938

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

15640

Intel Core i9 9980XE

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Apr 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-9980XE

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

84°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

8

36

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

18

Total Core Count

8

36

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9980XE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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