AMD EPYC 7601 vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD EPYC 7601 |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-7980XE |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-7980XE
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD EPYC 7601
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD EPYC 7601 | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| Boost 3.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD EPYC 7601 | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | Intel_Kabylake |
| Market | Server | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Skylake-X |
| Release Date | Jun 2017 | vs | Sep 2017 |
Cores
| AMD EPYC 7601 | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
|---|
| Cores | 32 | vs | 18 |
| Threads | 64 | vs | 36 |
| SMPs | 2 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD EPYC 7601 | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 65536 KB (shared) | vs | 25344 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD EPYC 7601 | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket TR4 | vs | Intel Socket 2066 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA2066 |
| Die Size | 192mm² | vs | 428mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD EPYC 7601 | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2200 MHz | vs | 2600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3200 MHz | vs | 4400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 180 W | vs | 165 W |
AMD EPYC 7601
3520 points
Intel Core i9-7980XE
5280 points
Points - higher is better
AMD EPYC 7601
94476 points
Intel Core i9-7980XE
67392 points
Points - higher is better