Intel Core i9 7980XE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i9 7980XE AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7980XE with 18 cores 2.6GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz . 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

Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 4 months late

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

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 25MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1263

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

18030

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +319%

75671

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +23%

1410

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +1%

11418

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

11211

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1117

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +13%

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

14735

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +86%

27453

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

2492

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +2%

2564

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

30462

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +163%

80316

Intel Core i9 7980XE

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Jan 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-7980XE

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

sTRX4

165 W

Power Consumption

280 W

94 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

64

36

Performance Core Threads

128

2.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

18

Total Core Count

64

36

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

26x

Multiplier

29x

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

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7980XE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

64

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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