Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X vs AMD EPYC 7H12

Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X
socket testDESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 48 / Nov 2019
Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X
AMD EPYC 7H12
AMD Socket SP3SERVER
2600 MHz / Cores: 64 / Sep 2019
AMD EPYC 7H12

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X

Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider AMD EPYC 7H12

None

Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980XAMD EPYC 7H12
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 3980XAMD EPYC 7H12
ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsAMD Zen 2
MarketDesktopvsServer
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Quad-channelvsDDR4-3200 MHz Eight-channel
CodenameMatissevsRome
Release DateNov 2019vsSep 2019

Cores

Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980XAMD EPYC 7H12
Cores48vs64
Threads96vs128
SMPs1vs2
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980XAMD EPYC 7H12
L1 Cache96K (per core)vs96K (per core)
L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache128MBvs256MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980XAMD EPYC 7H12
Socketsocket testvsAMD Socket SP3
Max Case TempN/AvsN/A
PackagesTRX4vsFCLGA-4094
Die Size74mm²vs74mm²
Process7 nmvs7 nm

Performance

Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980XAMD EPYC 7H12
Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs2600 MHz
Turbo Clock4700 MHzvs3300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP280 Wvs280 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X
    5264 points
  • AMD EPYC 7H12
    3696 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X
    229555 points
  • AMD EPYC 7H12
    227368 points

Points - higher is better