AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X vs Intel Core i7 11700KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 11700KF with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i7 11700KF 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Lower TDP (125W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
Mar 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Rocket Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-11700KF
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
LGA-1200
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Generation
-
Package
66.52 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
350 W
Power Consumption
125 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
8x70.6 mm²
Die Size
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
388 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Threads
16
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
64
Total Core Count
8
128
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32.0
Multiplier
36x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
256 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
1 TB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
50 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
4.0
48
PCIe Lanes
20
