Intel Core i7 7740X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

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Intel Core i7 7740X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX with 16 cores 3.9GHz . 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 3.9GHz)

Lower TDP (112W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +79%

1553

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

867

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +144%

5516

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

2253

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

1291

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

1301

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +201%

15072

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7740X +3%

2759

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

2664

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +309%

40223

Intel Core i7 7740X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Jul 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

sWRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

112 W

Power Consumption

280 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

16

8

Performance Core Threads

32

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

16

8

Total Thread Count

32

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

43x

Multiplier

39x

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

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

42.7 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7740X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

128

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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