Intel Core i7 7800X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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Intel Core i7 7800X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7800X with 6 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 7800X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (140W vs 180W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

963

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +17%

1135

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

7269

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +158%

18797

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X +11%

1362

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

6082

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +49%

9103

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

1069

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +5%

1128

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

6578

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +83%

12093

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

2409

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +1%

2456

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

12894

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +126%

29227

Intel Core i7 7800X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Aug 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-7800X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

9.6 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

sTR4

140 W

Power Consumption

180 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

16

12

Performance Core Threads

32

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7800X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

28

PCIe Lanes

60

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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