AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X vs Intel Core i9 9980XE
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz 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 9980X 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i9 9980XE 's Advantages
Lower TDP (165W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
Oct 2018
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i9-9980XE
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Generation
-
Package
66.52 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
350 W
Power Consumption
165 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
84°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
8x70.6 mm²
Die Size
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
388 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
18
-
Performance Core Threads
36
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
64
Total Core Count
18
128
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32.0
Multiplier
30x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
256 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
1 TB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
4
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
3.0
48
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
