AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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

6,400

Rank #133

vs
5,700

Rank #363

6,400
5,700

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 10.9% (Rank #133 vs #363)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,836

Rank #339

vs
5,858

Rank #326

5,836
5,858

Core i7-10700 wins by 0.4% (Rank #339 vs #326)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,246

Rank #78

vs
5,462

Rank #411

7,246
5,462

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 24.6% (Rank #78 vs #411)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,054

Rank #99

vs
5,025

Rank #369

6,054
5,025

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 17% (Rank #99 vs #369)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,591

Rank #66

vs
5,074

Rank #388

6,591
5,074

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 23% (Rank #66 vs #388)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,410

Rank #207

vs
5,020

Rank #384

5,410
5,020

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 7.2% (Rank #207 vs #384)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Core i7-10700 Diff
Cores
32
8
+75%
Threads
64
16
+75%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
2,900 MHz
+3.3%
Clock Multiplier
30x
31x
-3.2%
L1 Cache
3,072 KB
62 KB
+98%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
0 MiB
+98.5%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
15 MiB
+76.2%
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
65 W
74% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
14 nm
14.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Core i7-10700
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2990WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Comet Lake
Core Family 23 --
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 $1,799.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD
Core i7-10700
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Core i7-10700
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Core i7-10700
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2990WX
Core i7-10700
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Zen+
Core i7-10700
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Colfax
Core i7-10700
Comet Lake

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
23
Core i7-10700
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Core i7-10700
Socket 1159

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
FCLGA-4094
Core i7-10700
FC-LGA1159

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Promontory
Core i7-10700
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
DDR4-2933
Core i7-10700
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Yes
Core i7-10700
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
3.0
Core i7-10700
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Core i7-10700
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop
Core i7-10700
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
$1,799.00
Core i7-10700
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
No
Core i7-10700
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Core i7-10700
Process 12 nm 14 nm
Die Area 213 mm² --
Transistor Count 19.20 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
12 nm
Core i7-10700
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
213 mm²
Core i7-10700
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
19.20 billion
Core i7-10700
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
GlobalFoundries
Core i7-10700
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CMOS
Core i7-10700
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
64-bit
Core i7-10700
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-10700
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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