AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i7-10700

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,169

Rank #191

vs
5,700

Rank #363

6,169
5,700

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 7.6% (Rank #191 vs #363)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,962

Rank #285

vs
5,858

Rank #326

5,962
5,858

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 1.7% (Rank #285 vs #326)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,480

Rank #160

vs
5,462

Rank #411

6,480
5,462

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 15.7% (Rank #160 vs #411)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,482

Rank #184

vs
5,025

Rank #369

5,482
5,025

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 8.3% (Rank #184 vs #369)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,083

Rank #111

vs
5,074

Rank #388

6,083
5,074

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 16.6% (Rank #111 vs #388)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,252

Rank #256

vs
5,020

Rank #384

5,252
5,020

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 4.4% (Rank #256 vs #384)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i7-10700 Diff
Cores
16
8
+50%
Threads
32
16
+50%
Base Frequency
3,500 MHz
2,900 MHz
+17.1%
Clock Multiplier
35x
31x
+11.4%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
62 KB
+95.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
15 MiB
+52.3%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
65 W
63.9% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
14 nm
14.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i7-10700
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2950X --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Comet Lake
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 1159
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA1159
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $899.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
AMD
Core i7-10700
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Ryzen
Core i7-10700
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Ryzen
Core i7-10700
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
2950X
Core i7-10700
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Zen+
Core i7-10700
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Colfax
Core i7-10700
Comet Lake

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
23
Core i7-10700
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
8
Core i7-10700
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Core i7-10700
Socket 1159

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
FCLGA-4094
Core i7-10700
FC-LGA1159

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Promontory
Core i7-10700
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
DDR4-2933
Core i7-10700
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Yes
Core i7-10700
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
3.0
Core i7-10700
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
x16, x8, x4, x2
Core i7-10700
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop
Core i7-10700
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
$899.00
Core i7-10700
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
No
Core i7-10700
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i7-10700
Process 12 nm 14 nm
Die Area 213 mm² --
Transistor Count 9.60 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
12 nm
Core i7-10700
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
213 mm²
Core i7-10700
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
9.60 billion
Core i7-10700
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
GlobalFoundries
Core i7-10700
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
CMOS
Core i7-10700
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
64-bit
Core i7-10700
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-10700
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i7-10700
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
E3DNow!
EIST
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
PBO
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64