AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9 9980XE

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Intel Core i9 9980XE

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i9 9980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

Intel Core i9 9980XE 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 2 months late

Lower TDP (165W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

1027

Intel Core i9 9980XE +8%

1110

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

19635

Intel Core i9 9980XE +14%

22424

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

1249

Intel Core i9 9980XE +18%

1480

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

10364

Intel Core i9 9980XE +7%

11091

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

1020

Intel Core i9 9980XE +10%

1122

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

11859

Intel Core i9 9980XE +44%

17154

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

2265

Intel Core i9 9980XE +13%

2569

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

27543

Intel Core i9 9980XE +15%

31938

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

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Intel Core i9 9980XE

General Parameters

Aug 2017

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i9-9980XE

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

180 W

Power Consumption

165 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

84°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

18

32

Performance Core Threads

36

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

16

Total Core Count

18

32

Total Thread Count

36

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

79.47 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9980XE

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

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

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