AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs Intel Core i7 9800X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

Intel Core i7 9800X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 9800X with 8 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 's Advantages

Released 5 years late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (166.4GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 17MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 9800X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (165W vs 350W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +49%

1891

Intel Core i7 9800X

1263

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +653%

98341

Intel Core i7 9800X

13055

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +115%

2828

Intel Core i7 9800X

1314

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +235%

26811

Intel Core i7 9800X

7991

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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Intel Core i7 9800X

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Storm Peak

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i7-9800X

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Generation

-

Package

52.56 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

350 W

Power Consumption

165 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

TSMC

Foundry

-

8x71 mm²

Die Size

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

388 mm

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

8

-

Performance Core Threads

16

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

64

Total Core Count

8

128

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

38x

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

64 MB

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

256 MB

L3 Cache

17 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

1 TB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

166.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

79.47 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 9800X

5

PCIe Version

3.0

48

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

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

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