AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i9 7980XE
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz and Intel Core i9 7980XE with 18 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages
Released 5 years late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 2.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i9 7980XE 's Advantages
Lower TDP (165W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+60%
2033
Intel Core i9 7980XE
1263
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+3%
29242
Intel Core i9 7980XE
28196
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+108%
2942
Intel Core i9 7980XE
1410
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+67%
19092
Intel Core i9 7980XE
11418
Blender
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+33%
406
Intel Core i9 7980XE
305
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+103%
2277
Intel Core i9 7980XE
1117
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+39%
20503
Intel Core i9 7980XE
14735
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+73%
4317
Intel Core i9 7980XE
2492
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+70%
52013
Intel Core i9 7980XE
30462
General Parameters
Sep 2022
Release Date
Sep 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Raphael
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
AM5
Socket
LGA-2066
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
165 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
18
24
Performance Core Threads
36
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
5.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
12
Total Core Count
18
24
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
47x
Multiplier
26x
-
L1 Cache
64 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
83.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
3.0
24
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
