AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9 7980XE

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Intel Core i9 7980XE

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i9 7980XE with 18 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 's Advantages

Released 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.6GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)

Intel Core i9 7980XE 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1102

Intel Core i9 7980XE +14%

1263

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

10106

Intel Core i9 7980XE +179%

28196

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Intel Core i9 7980XE +22%

1410

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

5763

Intel Core i9 7980XE +98%

11418

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Intel Core i9 7980XE +4%

1117

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

7310

Intel Core i9 7980XE +101%

14735

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Intel Core i9 7980XE +3%

2492

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

17559

Intel Core i9 7980XE +73%

30462

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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Intel Core i9 7980XE

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Sep 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i9-7980XE

AM4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

165 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

94 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

18

16

Performance Core Threads

36

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

8

Total Core Count

18

16

Total Thread Count

36

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

26x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

79.47 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 7980XE

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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