Intel Core i9-9980XE vs AMD EPYC 7601
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9980XE |
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD EPYC 7601 |
Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-9980XE
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD EPYC 7601
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
Intel Core i9-9980XE | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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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 | | | |
3DNow! | | | |
SSE4A | | | |
AMD64 | | | |
CnQ | | | |
NX bit | | | |
AMD-V | | | |
SMT | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i9-9980XE | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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Architecture | Intel_Skylake | vs | AMD Zen |
Market | Desktop | vs | Server |
Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
Codename | Skylake-X | vs | Zen |
Release Date | Oct 2018 | vs | Jun 2017 |
Cores
| Intel Core i9-9980XE | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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Cores | 18 | vs | 32 |
Threads | 36 | vs | 64 |
SMPs | 1 | vs | 2 |
Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i9-9980XE | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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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 | 24.75MB (shared) | vs | 65536 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i9-9980XE | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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Socket | Intel Socket 2066 | vs | AMD Socket TR4 |
Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
Package | FC-LGA2066 | vs | uPGA |
Die Size | unknown | vs | 192mm² |
Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i9-9980XE | | AMD EPYC 7601 | |
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Cpu Frequency | 3000 MHz | vs | 2200 MHz |
Turbo Clock | 4500 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
Voltage | unknown | vs | variable |
TDP | 165 W | vs | 180 W |
Intel Core i9-9980XE
5175 points
AMD EPYC 7601
3520 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i9-9980XE
75141 points
AMD EPYC 7601
94476 points
Points - higher is better