Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Head-to-head processor comparison
Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #122
Rank #7
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX wins by 24.8% (Rank #122 vs #7)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #200
Rank #52
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX wins by 14.6% (Rank #200 vs #52)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #115
Rank #5
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX wins by 35.3% (Rank #115 vs #5)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #187
Rank #5
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX wins by 56.9% (Rank #187 vs #5)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #172
Rank #5
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX wins by 56.8% (Rank #172 vs #5)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #149
Rank #4
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX wins by 51.9% (Rank #149 vs #4)
Side-by-side comparison of key specifications
| Specification | Core i9-7960X | Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cores |
16
|
64
|
-75% |
| Threads |
32
|
128
|
-75% |
| Base Frequency |
2,800 MHz
|
3,200 MHz
|
-12.5% |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core) |
4,200 MHz
|
-- | |
| Turbo Frequency (2 cores) |
4,200 MHz
|
-- | |
| Clock Multiplier |
28x
|
32x
|
-12.5% |
| L1 Cache |
1,024 KB
|
62 KB
|
+93.9% |
| L2 Cache |
16 MiB
|
1 MiB
|
+94% |
| L3 Cache |
22 MiB
|
244 MiB
|
-91% |
| Memory Channels |
4
|
-- | |
| Maximum Memory |
128 GB
|
-- | |
| Max Bandwidth |
79 GB/s
|
-- | |
| PCIe Lanes |
44
|
-- | |
| Max CPUs |
1
|
-- | |
| TDP (lower is better) |
165 W
|
350 W
|
52.9% less |
| Process (lower is better) |
14 nm
|
5 nm
|
64.3% more |
| Specification | Core i9-7960X | Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Family | Core | -- |
| Series | i9-7900 | -- |
| Model Number | i9-7960X | -- |
| Microarchitecture | Skylake | -- |
| Core Name | Skylake | Storm Peak |
| Core Family | 6 | -- |
| Core Model | 85 | -- |
| Socket | Socket | Socket sTR5 |
| Package | FCLGA-2066 | FC-LGA4844 |
| Chipset | Lewisburg | -- |
| Memory Type | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 |
| ECC Support | No | -- |
| PCIe Revision | 3.0 | -- |
| PCIe Configuration | x16, x8, x4 | -- |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Server/Workstation |
| Release Price | $1,699.00 | -- |
| Locked Multiplier | No | No |
Designer
Family
Series
Model Number
Microarchitecture
Core Name
Core Family
Core Model
Socket
Package
Chipset
Memory Type
ECC Support
PCIe Revision
PCIe Configuration
Market Segment
Release Price
Locked Multiplier
Manufacturing process and die characteristics
| Specification | Core i9-7960X | Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX |
|---|---|---|
| Process | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Die Area | 484 mm² | 8x mm² |
| Transistor Count | -- | 52,560 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Technology | CMOS | -- |
| Word Size | 64-bit | -- |
| ISA | x86-64 (x86) | -- |
Process
Die Area
Transistor Count
Manufacturer
Technology
Word Size
ISA
Supported instruction set extensions comparison
| Extension | Core i9-7960X | Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX |
|---|---|---|
| ABM | ||
| ADX | ||
| AES | ||
| AMD-V | ||
| AVX | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX2 | ||
| AVX512BW | ||
| AVX512CD | ||
| AVX512DQ | ||
| AVX512F | ||
| AVX512VL | ||
| BMI1 | ||
| BMI2 | ||
| CLMUL | ||
| EIST | ||
| EMMX | ||
| EPT | ||
| F16C | ||
| FMA | ||
| FMA3 | ||
| FPU | ||
| Flex Memory | ||
| HT | ||
| MMX | ||
| NX | ||
| Protected | ||
| RdRand | ||
| Real | ||
| SHA | ||
| SMEP | ||
| SMM | ||
| SMT | ||
| SSE | ||
| SSE2 | ||
| SSE3 | ||
| SSE4.1 | ||
| SSE4.2 | ||
| SSE4a | ||
| SSSE3 | ||
| TBMT 3.0 | ||
| TBT 1.0 | ||
| TBT 2.0 | ||
| TSX | ||
| TXT | ||
| VT-d | ||
| VT-x | ||
| x86-16 | ||
| x86-32 | ||
| x86-64 |
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