AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X vs Intel Core i9-7940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X and Intel Core i9-7940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

Intel Core i9-7940X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Launch date	September 2018 vs September 2017
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7940X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 102°C vs 95°C
Around 17% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2491 vs 2257
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25966 vs 16908

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	102°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 768 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 4 MB
L3 cache	19712 KB (shared) vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2491 vs 2257
PassMark - CPU mark	25966 vs 16908

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7940X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2257

2491

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16908

25966

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X	Intel Core i9-7940X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2257	2491
PassMark - CPU mark	16908	25966
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1153
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12928
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		10950

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X	Intel Core i9-7940X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	September 2018	September 2017
OPN Tray	YD27BXBAM88AF
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	852	746
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,399
Price now		$1,129.99
Processor Number		i9-7940X
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.63
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	192 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	19712 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	102°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	28
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	165 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included	PCG 2017X
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		44
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)