AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs Intel Core i7-3920XM

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X and Intel Core i7-3920XM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 Threadripper 7980X

Intel Core i7-3920XM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 5 month(s) later
60 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 4
120 more threads: 128 vs 8
Around 34% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 22 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
64x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
32x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4055 vs 1931
24.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 138627 vs 5708

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 Oct 2023 vs 23 April 2012
Number of cores	64 vs 4
Number of threads	128 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 1024 KB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared) vs 8192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4055 vs 1931
PassMark - CPU mark	138627 vs 5708

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3920XM

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 C vs 95°C
6.4x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 350 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 350 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3920XM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4055

1931

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

138627

5708

Name	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X	Intel Core i7-3920XM
PassMark - Single thread mark	4055	1931
PassMark - CPU mark	138627	5708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		21.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.86
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.94

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X	Intel Core i7-3920XM
Essentials
Launch date	19 Oct 2023	23 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$4999	$1,096
Place in performance rating	4	2018
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Price now		$1,096
Processor Number		i7-3920XM
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.46
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.90 GHz
Die size	8x 71 mm²	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	105 C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	64	4
Number of threads	128	8
Transistor count	52,560 million	1400 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	sTR5	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	55 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 48 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)