AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i7-875K

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,651

Rank #98

vs
4,439

Rank #1,345

6,651
4,439

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 33.3% (Rank #98 vs #1345)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
4,404

Rank #1,385

6,023
4,404

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 26.9% (Rank #260 vs #1385)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
4,491

Rank #1,243

7,592
4,491

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 40.8% (Rank #57 vs #1243)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
4,608

Rank #945

5,758
4,608

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 20% (Rank #131 vs #945)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
4,579

Rank #961

6,517
4,579

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 29.7% (Rank #71 vs #961)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
4,584

Rank #1,003

5,296
4,584

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX wins by 13.4% (Rank #238 vs #1003)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Core i7-875K Diff
Cores
24
4
+83.3%
Threads
48
8
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
2,933 MHz
+2.2%
Clock Multiplier
30x
22x
+26.7%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
62 KB
+97.3%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
0 MiB
+98%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
8 MiB
+88.1%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
250 W
95 W
62% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
45 nm
73.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Core i7-875K
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Lynnfield
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 1156
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA8
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR3
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD
Core i7-875K
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Core i7-875K
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Core i7-875K
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Core i7-875K
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Core i7-875K
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Core i7-875K
Lynnfield

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Core i7-875K
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Core i7-875K
Socket 1156

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Core i7-875K
FC-LGA8

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Core i7-875K
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Core i7-875K
DDR3

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Core i7-875K
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Core i7-875K
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Core i7-875K
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Core i7-875K
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Core i7-875K
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Core i7-875K
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Core i7-875K
Process 12 nm 45 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 296 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
12 nm
Core i7-875K
45 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Core i7-875K
296 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Core i7-875K
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Core i7-875K
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Core i7-875K
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Core i7-875K
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-875K
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Core i7-875K
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
PBO
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64