Intel Core i9 10980XE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

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Intel Core i9 10980XE AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX with 12 cores 4.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 10980XE 's Advantages

Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 93.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

1523

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +2%

1561

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE +1%

11069

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

10957

Blender

Intel Core i9 10980XE

288

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

286

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

1240

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +5%

1303

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE +21%

17131

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

14155

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

2646

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +1%

2690

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

32881

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

33118

Intel Core i9 10980XE

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

General Parameters

Oct 2019

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Cascade Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-10980XE

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sWRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

sWRX8

165 W

Power Consumption

280 W

86 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

12

36

Performance Core Threads

24

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.0 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

18

Total Core Count

12

36

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

40x

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

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

8

93.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10980XE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

48

PCIe Lanes

128

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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