AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Core i9-9980XE
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD EPYC 7F72 |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9980XE |
| 75 watts lower power draw. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9980XE
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD EPYC 7F72
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD EPYC 7F72 | | Intel Core i9-9980XE | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| EMMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| ABM | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| RdRand | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| ADX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| Real | | | |
| Protected | | | |
| SMM | | | |
| FPU | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| AMD-Vi | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SME | | | |
| TSME | | | |
| SEV | | | |
| SenseMi | | | |
| Boost 2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| Boost 3.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD EPYC 7F72 | | Intel Core i9-9980XE | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Server | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Eight-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Rome | vs | Skylake-X |
| Release Date | Apr 2020 | vs | Oct 2018 |
Cores
| AMD EPYC 7F72 | | Intel Core i9-9980XE | |
|---|
| Cores | 24 | vs | 18 |
| Threads | 48 | vs | 36 |
| SMPs | 2 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD EPYC 7F72 | | Intel Core i9-9980XE | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 192MB (shared) | vs | 24.75MB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD EPYC 7F72 | | Intel Core i9-9980XE | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket SP3 | vs | Intel Socket 2066 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | vs | unknown |
| Package | FCLGA-4094 | vs | FC-LGA2066 |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD EPYC 7F72 | | Intel Core i9-9980XE | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3200 MHz | vs | 3000 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | 4500 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 240 W | vs | 165 W |
AMD EPYC 7F72
4144 points
Intel Core i9-9980XE
5175 points
Points - higher is better
AMD EPYC 7F72
104939 points
Intel Core i9-9980XE
75141 points
Points - higher is better