AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9 10980XE

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Intel Core i9 10980XE

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 10980XE 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 2950X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i9 10980XE 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 2 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 87.42GB/s)

Lower TDP (165W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +6%

1135

Intel Core i9 10980XE

1063

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

18797

Intel Core i9 10980XE +32%

24899

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

Intel Core i9 10980XE +24%

1523

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

9103

Intel Core i9 10980XE +21%

11069

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1128

Intel Core i9 10980XE +9%

1240

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

12093

Intel Core i9 10980XE +41%

17131

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

2456

Intel Core i9 10980XE +7%

2646

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

29227

Intel Core i9 10980XE +12%

32881

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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Intel Core i9 10980XE

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Oct 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-10980XE

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

180 W

Power Consumption

165 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

86 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

18

32

Performance Core Threads

36

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

16

Total Core Count

18

32

Total Thread Count

36

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

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

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

93.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 10980XE

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

48

-

Extended Instruction Set

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

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