Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X vs Intel Core i9-9960X
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X |
| 14% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 285% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 150% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9960X |
| 115 watts lower power draw. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
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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 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| Boost 3.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Quad-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Matisse | vs | Skylake-X |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | vs | Oct 2018 |
Cores
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
|---|
| Cores | 48 | vs | 16 |
| Threads | 96 | vs | 32 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
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| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB | vs | 22MB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
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| Socket | socket test | vs | Intel Socket 2066 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | vs | unknown |
| Package | sTRX4 | vs | FC-LGA2066 |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Ryzen Threadripper 3980X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4700 MHz | vs | 4500 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 280 W | vs | 165 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better