Intel Core i9 10980XE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i9 10980XE

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz . 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

Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 93.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

1063

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +23%

1308

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

24899

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +88%

46874

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE +4%

1523

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

11069

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +10%

12202

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

1240

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +5%

1309

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

17131

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +30%

22365

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

2646

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +1%

2674

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10980XE

32881

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +91%

62989

Intel Core i9 10980XE

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

General Parameters

Oct 2019

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Cascade Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-10980XE

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

280 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

3.7 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

18

Total Core Count

32

36

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

93.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10980XE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

48

PCIe Lanes

64

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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