AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X vs Intel Core i9-7980XE
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 59% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 31% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-7980XE |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | | 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 2970X | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
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| Architecture | AMD_Zen_Plus | 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 2970X | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
|---|
| Cores | 24 | vs | 18 |
| Threads | 48 | vs | 36 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | | 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 2970X | | 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 2970X | | Intel Core i9-7980XE | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 2600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock Speed | 4200 MHz | vs | 4400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 180 W | vs | 165 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better