Intel Core i9 7980XE vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7980XE with 18 cores 2.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7980XE 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 10 months late

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

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1263

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +6%

1344

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +48%

18030

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

12181

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1410

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +15%

1629

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +40%

11418

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

8104

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1117

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +14%

1275

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +75%

14735

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

8375

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

2492

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X +6%

2646

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +34%

30462

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

22611

Intel Core i9 7980XE

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-7980XE

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

94 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

8

36

Performance Core Threads

16

2.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

18

Total Core Count

8

36

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

26x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7980XE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

16

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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