Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X vs AMD EPYC 7742
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD EPYC 7742 |
| 55 watts lower power draw. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | AMD EPYC 7742 | |
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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 | | | |
| EMMX | | | |
| ABM | | | |
| RdRand | | | |
| ADX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| Real | | | |
| Protected | | | |
| SMM | | | |
| FPU | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-Vi | | | |
| SME | | | |
| TSME | | | |
| SEV | | | |
| SenseMi | | | |
| Boost 2 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | AMD EPYC 7742 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | AMD Zen 2 |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Server |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Quad-channel | vs | DDR4-3200 MHz
Eight-channel |
| Codename | Matisse | vs | Rome |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | vs | Aug 2019 |
Cores
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | AMD EPYC 7742 | |
|---|
| Cores | 48 | vs | 64 |
| Threads | 96 | vs | 128 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 2 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | AMD EPYC 7742 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB | vs | 256MB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | AMD EPYC 7742 | |
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| Socket | socket test | vs | AMD Socket SP3 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | vs | N/A |
| Package | sTRX4 | vs | FCLGA-4094 |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | 74mm² |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 7 nm |
Performance
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | AMD EPYC 7742 | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 2250 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4700 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | N/A |
| TDP | 280 W | vs | 225 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better