AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i9 9980XE
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i9 9980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i9 9980XE 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+13%
1262
Intel Core i9 9980XE
1114
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+179%
75671
Intel Core i9 9980XE
27093
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1138
Intel Core i9 9980XE
+30%
1480
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+1%
11211
Intel Core i9 9980XE
11091
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+12%
1265
Intel Core i9 9980XE
1122
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+60%
27453
Intel Core i9 9980XE
17154
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
2564
Intel Core i9 9980XE
2569
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+151%
80316
Intel Core i9 9980XE
31938
General Parameters
Jan 2020
Release Date
Oct 2018
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i9-9980XE
sTRX4
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
19.2 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
280 W
Power Consumption
165 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
84°C
CPU Performance
64
Performance Cores
18
128
Performance Core Threads
36
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
64
Total Core Count
18
128
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
30x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
256 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
4
95.37 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
3.0
64
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
