Intel Core i7 7800X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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Intel Core i7 7800X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 7800X with 6 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz . 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

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (140W vs 350W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2400)

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

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

963

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +96%

1891

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

7269

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +1252%

98341

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

1362

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +107%

2828

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 7800X

6082

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +340%

26811

Intel Core i7 7800X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Skylake

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

i7-7800X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

52.56 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

350 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

8x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

-

12

Performance Core Threads

-

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

6

Total Core Count

64

12

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

32.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

64 MB

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

1 TB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

166.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 7800X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

3.0

PCIe Version

5

28

PCIe Lanes

48

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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