Intel Core i7 7740X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i7 7740X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 7740X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (112W vs 250W)

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)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +23%

1553

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5516

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +35%

7480

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +32%

1291

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +246%

17328

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +21%

2759

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +224%

31873

Intel Core i7 7740X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Aug 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-7740X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

112 W

Power Consumption

250 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

32

8

Performance Core Threads

64

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

4

Total Core Count

32

8

Total Thread Count

64

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

43x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

42.7 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7740X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

60

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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