Intel Core i9 10980XE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i9 10980XE

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 10980XE 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 2 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 87.42GB/s)

Lower TDP (165W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE +5%

1063

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

24899

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +19%

29651

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE +21%

1523

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE +47%

11069

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

7480

Blender

Intel Core i9 10980XE

346

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +49%

516

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE +26%

1240

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

17131

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +1%

17328

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE +16%

2646

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE +3%

32881

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

31873

Intel Core i9 10980XE

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

General Parameters

Oct 2019

Release Date

Aug 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Cascade Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-10980XE

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

250 W

86 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

32

36

Performance Core Threads

64

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

18

Total Core Count

32

36

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

256 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

93.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10980XE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

48

PCIe Lanes

60

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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