AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i9-7960X
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X |
40 watts lower power draw. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-7960X |
16% higher single threaded performance. |
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 77% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
Around 47% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-7960X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-7960X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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MMX | | | |
3DNow! | | | |
SSE | | | |
SSE2 | | | |
SSE3 | | | |
SSE4A | | | |
AMD64 | | | |
CnQ | | | |
NX bit | | | |
AMD-V | | | |
SMT | | | |
XFR | | | |
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 Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | Intel_Kabylake |
Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
Codename | Zen | vs | Skylake-X |
Release Date | Aug 2017 | vs | Sep 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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Cores | 8 | vs | 16 |
Threads | 16 | vs | 32 |
SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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L1 Cache | 96 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 1024 KB (per core) |
L3 Cache | 32768 KB | vs | 22528 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 | vs | Intel Socket 2066 |
Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA2066 |
Die Size | 384mm² | vs | 428mm² |
Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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Cpu Frequency | 3800 MHz | vs | 2800 MHz |
Turbo Clock | 4000 MHz | vs | 4400 MHz |
Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
Voltage | variable | vs | unknown |
TDP | 125 W | vs | 165 W |
Points - higher is better
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