Intel Core i9 7920X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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Intel Core i9 7920X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7920X with 12 cores 2.9GHz 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 i9 7920X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (140W vs 350W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (166.4GB/s vs 85GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 17MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7920X

1053

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +168%

2828

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7920X

4327

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +519%

26811

Intel Core i9 7920X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

General Parameters

Aug 2017

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Skylake

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

i9-7920X

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

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

8x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

-

24

Performance Core Threads

-

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

12

Total Core Count

64

24

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

32.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

64 MB

17 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

1 TB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

166.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7920X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

3.0

PCIe Version

5

44

PCIe Lanes

48

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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