AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
| 40 watts lower power draw. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-7980XE |
| 10% higher single threaded performance. |
| 6% higher multi threaded performance. |
| Around 8% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-7980XE
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| Boost 3.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
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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 2018 | vs | Sep 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
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| Cores | 16 | vs | 18 |
| Threads | 32 | vs | 36 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
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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 | 25344 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 | vs | Intel Socket 2066 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | FCLGA-4094 | vs | FC-LGA2066 |
| Die Size | 213mm² | vs | 428mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3100 MHz | vs | 2600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 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
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better