Intel Core i7 9800X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

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Intel Core i7 9800X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 9800X with 8 cores 3.8GHz 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 9800X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 17MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

1263

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +10%

1401

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

13055

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +108%

27175

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X +51%

1314

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

867

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X +254%

7991

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

2253

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

1225

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +6%

1301

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

9648

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +56%

15072

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

2573

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +3%

2664

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

18121

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +121%

40223

Intel Core i7 9800X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-9800X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sWRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

280 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

16

Performance Core Threads

32

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

8

Total Core Count

16

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

17 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

8

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 9800X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

128

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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