AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i7 7740X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Intel Core i7 7740X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 7740X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (112W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Intel Core i7 7740X +23%

1553

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +35%

7480

Intel Core i7 7740X

5516

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Intel Core i7 7740X +32%

1291

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +246%

17328

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Intel Core i7 7740X +21%

2759

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +224%

31873

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i7 7740X

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

May 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Kaby Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-7740X

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

112 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

4

64

Performance Core Threads

8

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.3 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

32

Total Core Count

4

64

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

30x

Multiplier

43x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

42.7 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Official Website

Intel Core i7 7740X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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