AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i7 8700T

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Intel Core i7 8700T

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i7 8700T with 6 cores 2.4GHz . 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

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i7 8700T 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (35W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Intel Core i7 8700T +1%

1272

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +148%

7480

Intel Core i7 8700T

3005

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Intel Core i7 8700T +9%

1065

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +240%

17328

Intel Core i7 8700T

5088

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Intel Core i7 8700T +2%

2328

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +209%

31873

Intel Core i7 8700T

10297

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i7 8700T

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Apr 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-8700T

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1151

250 W

Power Consumption

35 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

6

64

Performance Core Threads

12

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

32

Total Core Count

6

64

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

24x

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

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Official Website

Intel Core i7 8700T

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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