AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X vs Intel Core i7-980X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,859

Rank #301

vs
4,583

Rank #1,205

5,859
4,583

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X wins by 21.8% (Rank #301 vs #1205)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,825

Rank #346

vs
4,516

Rank #1,277

5,825
4,516

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X wins by 22.5% (Rank #346 vs #1277)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,909

Rank #255

vs
4,683

Rank #987

5,909
4,683

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X wins by 20.7% (Rank #255 vs #987)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,961

Rank #406

vs
4,703

Rank #662

4,961
4,703

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X wins by 5.2% (Rank #406 vs #662)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,281

Rank #284

vs
4,722

Rank #639

5,281
4,722

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X wins by 10.6% (Rank #284 vs #639)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,871

Rank #498

vs
4,654

Rank #835

4,871
4,654

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X wins by 4.5% (Rank #498 vs #835)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X Core i7-980X Diff
Cores
8
6
+25%
Threads
16
12
+25%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
3,333 MHz
+7.4%
Clock Multiplier
36x
25x
+30.6%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
4 MiB
0 MiB
+93.9%
L3 Cache
16 MiB
11 MiB
+28.5%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
64 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
44 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
130 W
19.2% less
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
32 nm
62.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X Core i7-980X
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 2000 --
Model Number PRO --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Pinnacle Gulftown
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket Socket 1366
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA10
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
AMD
Core i7-980X
Intel

Family

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
Ryzen
Core i7-980X
--

Series

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
2000
Core i7-980X
--

Model Number

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
PRO
Core i7-980X
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
Zen+
Core i7-980X
--

Core Name

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
Pinnacle
Core i7-980X
Gulftown

Core Family

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
23
Core i7-980X
--

Core Model

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
8
Core i7-980X
--

Socket

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
Socket
Core i7-980X
Socket 1366

Package

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
µOPGA-1331
Core i7-980X
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
Promontory
Core i7-980X
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
DDR4-2933
Core i7-980X
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
Yes
Core i7-980X
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
Desktop
Core i7-980X
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
No
Core i7-980X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X Core i7-980X
Process 12 nm 32 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 239 mm²
Transistor Count 4.80 billion 1,170
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
12 nm
Core i7-980X
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
213 mm²
Core i7-980X
239 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
4.80 billion
Core i7-980X
1,170

Manufacturer

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
GlobalFoundries
Core i7-980X
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
CMOS
Core i7-980X
--

Word Size

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
64-bit
Core i7-980X
--

ISA

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-980X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X Core i7-980X
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TSME
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64