AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i9-7980XE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT and Intel Core i9-7980XE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

Intel Core i9-7980XE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 29% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2802 vs 2481

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs September 2017
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 25344 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2802 vs 2481

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7980XE

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
4.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30186 vs 23625
Around 71% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10876 vs 6357

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	30186 vs 23625
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10876 vs 6357

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7980XE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2802

2481

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23625

30186

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6357

10876

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	Intel Core i9-7980XE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2802	2481
PassMark - CPU mark	23625	30186
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6357	10876
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1177
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16370
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		40.947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		484.771
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		21.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		218.231

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT	Intel Core i9-7980XE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	September 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$400	$1,999
OPN PIB	100-100000279WOF
Place in performance rating	786	175
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$2,005.50
Processor Number		i9-7980XE
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.08
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	2.60 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	25344 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	18
Number of threads	16	36
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
Maximum core temperature		94°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		44
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD StoreMI technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)