Intel Core i7 7740X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i7 7740X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz . 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 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (112W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +36%

1553

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5516

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +103%

11211

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +2%

1291

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +448%

27453

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +7%

2759

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +717%

80316

Intel Core i7 7740X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Jan 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-7740X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

112 W

Power Consumption

280 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

64

8

Performance Core Threads

128

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

64

8

Total Thread Count

128

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

43x

Multiplier

29x

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

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

42.7 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7740X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

64

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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