Intel Core i9-7980XE vs AMD A8-3500M

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,923

Rank #73

vs
4,019

Rank #1,872

6,923
4,019

Core i9-7980XE wins by 41.9% (Rank #73 vs #1872)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,450

Rank #128

vs
3,802

Rank #1,888

6,450
3,802

Core i9-7980XE wins by 41.1% (Rank #128 vs #1888)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,633

Rank #54

vs
4,345

Rank #1,595

7,633
4,345

Core i9-7980XE wins by 43.1% (Rank #54 vs #1595)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,570

Rank #161

vs
4,497

Rank #1,545

5,570
4,497

Core i9-7980XE wins by 19.3% (Rank #161 vs #1545)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,769

Rank #142

vs
4,482

Rank #1,434

5,769
4,482

Core i9-7980XE wins by 22.3% (Rank #142 vs #1434)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,753

Rank #133

vs
4,487

Rank #1,489

5,753
4,487

Core i9-7980XE wins by 22% (Rank #133 vs #1489)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7980XE A8-3500M Diff
Cores
18
2
+88.9%
Threads
36
2
+94.4%
Base Frequency
2,600 MHz
2,530 MHz
+2.7%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
26x
15x
+42.3%
L1 Cache
1,152 KB
125 KB
+89.2%
L2 Cache
18 MiB
1 MiB
+94.7%
L3 Cache
25 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
21 GB/s
+73.2%
PCIe Lanes
44
16
+63.6%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
35 W
78.8% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-7980XE A8-3500M
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7980XE T9400
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Llano
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket BGA479, PGA478
Package FCLGA-2066 µPGA
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $1,999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-7980XE
Intel
A8-3500M
AMD

Family

Core i9-7980XE
Core
A8-3500M
--

Series

Core i9-7980XE
i9-7900
A8-3500M
--

Model Number

Core i9-7980XE
i9-7980XE
A8-3500M
T9400

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7980XE
Skylake
A8-3500M
--

Core Name

Core i9-7980XE
Skylake
A8-3500M
Llano

Core Family

Core i9-7980XE
6
A8-3500M
--

Core Model

Core i9-7980XE
85
A8-3500M
--

Socket

Core i9-7980XE
Socket
A8-3500M
BGA479, PGA478

Package

Core i9-7980XE
FCLGA-2066
A8-3500M
µPGA

Chipset

Core i9-7980XE
Lewisburg
A8-3500M
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7980XE
DDR4-2666
A8-3500M
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Core i9-7980XE
No
A8-3500M
No

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7980XE
3.0
A8-3500M
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7980XE
x16, x8, x4
A8-3500M
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Core i9-7980XE
Desktop
A8-3500M
Mobile

Release Price

Core i9-7980XE
$1,999.00
A8-3500M
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7980XE
No
A8-3500M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7980XE A8-3500M
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 228 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,178
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7980XE
14 nm
A8-3500M
45 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7980XE
484 mm²
A8-3500M
228 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-7980XE
--
A8-3500M
1,178

Manufacturer

Core i9-7980XE
Intel
A8-3500M
--

Technology

Core i9-7980XE
CMOS
A8-3500M
--

Word Size

Core i9-7980XE
64-bit
A8-3500M
64-bit

ISA

Core i9-7980XE
x86-64 (x86)
A8-3500M
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i9-7980XE A8-3500M
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1050 MHz

GPU

Core i9-7980XE
--
A8-3500M
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i9-7980XE
--
A8-3500M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i9-7980XE
--
A8-3500M
1050 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7980XE A8-3500M
3DNow!
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
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64