Intel Core i9-9820X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9820X |
| None |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X |
| 11% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 199% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 105% higher average synthetic performance. |
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
| Intel Core i9-9820X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| 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 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i9-9820X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
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| Architecture | Intel_Skylake | vs | AMD Zen+ |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Skylake-X | vs | Zen |
| Release Date | Oct 2018 | vs | Aug 2018 |
Cores
| Intel Core i9-9820X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
|---|
| Cores | 10 | vs | 24 |
| Threads | 20 | vs | 48 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i9-9820X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
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| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16.5MB (shared) | vs | 32768 KB |
Physical
| Intel Core i9-9820X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
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| Socket | Intel Socket 2066 | vs | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | FC-LGA2066 | vs | FCLGA-4094 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 213mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i9-9820X | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970X | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4200 MHz | vs | 4200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | variable |
| TDP | 165 W | vs | 180 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better