Intel Core i9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

VS

Intel Core i9 7900X AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7900X with 10 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX with 16 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7900X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (140W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 14MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

1203

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +16%

1401

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

11804

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +130%

27175

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +52%

1323

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

867

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +278%

8536

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

2253

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

1127

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +15%

1301

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

10189

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +47%

15072

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

2556

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +4%

2664

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X

20991

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +91%

40223

Intel Core i9 7900X

VS

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-7900X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sWRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

sWRX8

140 W

Power Consumption

280 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

16

20

Performance Core Threads

32

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

10

Total Core Count

16

20

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

14 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

8

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

128

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

Related CPU Comparisons

1

Intel Core i3 14100F vs Intel Core i9 7900X

2

Intel Core i9 10900K vs Intel Core i9 7900X

3

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i9 7900X

4

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core i9 7900X

5

Intel Core i9 7900X vs Intel Core i7 10700

6

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i9 7900X

7

Intel Core i9 7900X vs Intel Core i5 12400F

8

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

9

Intel Core i9 7900X vs Intel Core i9 9900K

10

Intel Core i9 7900X vs Intel Core i5 9400T