Intel Core i9 7980XE vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i9 7980XE

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7980XE with 18 cores 2.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7980XE 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Released 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.6GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (95W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +16%

1263

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1088

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +275%

28196

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7506

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +21%

1410

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +118%

11418

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +6%

1117

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +154%

14735

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +5%

2492

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +117%

30462

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i9 7980XE

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Apr 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-7980XE

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

95 W

94 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

6

36

Performance Core Threads

12

2.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

18

Total Core Count

6

36

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

26x

Multiplier

36x

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

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7980XE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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