Intel Core i9 9980XE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i9 9980XE

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 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 9980XE 's Advantages

Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz 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 9980XE

1114

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +17%

1307

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE

27093

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +28%

34932

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE

1480

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +14%

1698

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE

11091

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +17%

13003

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE

1122

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +12%

1266

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE

17154

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +29%

22262

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE

2569

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +3%

2671

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9980XE

31938

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +71%

54650

Intel Core i9 9980XE

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-9980XE

Processor Number

3960X

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

84°C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

18

Performance Cores

24

36

Performance Core Threads

48

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

18

Total Core Count

24

36

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

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

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9980XE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

64

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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