Intel Core i9 7980XE vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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Intel Core i9 7980XE

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7980XE with 18 cores 2.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X with 12 cores 3.8GHz . 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 47.68GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1263

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +3%

1306

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +52%

28196

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

18454

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1410

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +30%

1842

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

11418

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +2%

11715

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

1117

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +18%

1319

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE +22%

14735

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

11991

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

2492

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +7%

2683

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7980XE

30462

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +6%

32531

Intel Core i9 7980XE

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-7980XE

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

105 W

94 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

12

36

Performance Core Threads

24

2.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

18

Total Core Count

12

36

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

26x

Multiplier

38x

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

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7980XE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

16

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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