AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Intel Core i9-7980XE 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, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
- 46 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 18
- 92 more threads: 128 vs 36
- Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
- Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 94°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
- 3.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 78% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 10.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 4x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 128 GB
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2564 vs 2481
- 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 80866 vs 30186
- Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1214 vs 1177
- Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 23273 vs 16370
- Around 69% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 18334 vs 10876
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 7 Feb 2020 vs September 2017 |
Number of cores | 64 vs 18 |
Number of threads | 128 vs 36 |
Maximum frequency | 4.3 GHz vs 4.20 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C vs 94°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 14 nm |
L1 cache | 4 MB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 32 MB vs 1024 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 256 MB vs 25344 KB (shared) |
Maximum memory size | 512 GB vs 128 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2564 vs 2481 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 80866 vs 30186 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1214 vs 1177 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 23273 vs 16370 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 18334 vs 10876 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 280 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 165 Watt vs 280 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7980XE
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2564 | 2481 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 80866 | 30186 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1214 | 1177 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 23273 | 16370 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 18334 | 10876 |
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 Threadripper 3990X | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen | Skylake |
Launch date | 7 Feb 2020 | September 2017 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $3990 | $1,999 |
OPN PIB | 100-100000163WOF | |
OPN Tray | 100-000000163 | |
Place in performance rating | 181 | 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 |
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Base frequency | 2.9 GHz | 2.60 GHz |
L1 cache | 4 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 32 MB | 1024 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 256 MB | 25344 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 94°C |
Maximum frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.20 GHz |
Number of cores | 64 | 18 |
Number of threads | 128 | 36 |
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64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
Number of QPI Links | 0 | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 8 | 4 |
Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 128 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2666 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | sTRX4 | FCLGA2066 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 280 Watt | 165 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Thermal Solution | PCG 2017X | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 44 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
The "Zen" Core Architecture | ||
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 |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |