AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i9-7960X
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 58% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-7960X |
| 14% higher single threaded performance. |
| 85 watts lower power draw. |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | | 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 2990WX | | 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 2018 | vs | Sep 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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| Cores | 32 | vs | 16 |
| Threads | 64 | vs | 32 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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| L1 Cache | 128 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 2990WX | | 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 | 12 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 2800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4000 MHz | vs | 4400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 250 W | vs | 165 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better