Intel Core i9-7980XE vs AMD A9-9430

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
4,423

Rank #1,366

6,923
4,423

Core i9-7980XE wins by 36.1% (Rank #73 vs #1366)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,450

Rank #128

vs
4,493

Rank #1,298

6,450
4,493

Core i9-7980XE wins by 30.3% (Rank #128 vs #1298)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,633

Rank #54

vs
4,318

Rank #1,695

7,633
4,318

Core i9-7980XE wins by 43.4% (Rank #54 vs #1695)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,570

Rank #161

vs
4,510

Rank #1,460

5,570
4,510

Core i9-7980XE wins by 19% (Rank #161 vs #1460)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,769

Rank #142

vs
4,473

Rank #1,499

5,769
4,473

Core i9-7980XE wins by 22.5% (Rank #142 vs #1499)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,753

Rank #133

vs
4,481

Rank #1,528

5,753
4,481

Core i9-7980XE wins by 22.1% (Rank #133 vs #1528)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7980XE A9-9430 Diff
Cores
18
2
+88.9%
Threads
36
2
+94.4%
Base Frequency
2,600 MHz
2,500 MHz
+3.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
26x
--
L1 Cache
1,152 KB
--
L2 Cache
18 MiB
--
L3 Cache
25 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
17 GB/s
+78.6%
PCIe Lanes
44
12
+72.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
65 W
60.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-7980XE A9-9430
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7980XE G540
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket FCLGA1155
Package FCLGA-2066 --
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 4x1 2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Release Price $1,999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No --

Designer

Core i9-7980XE
Intel
A9-9430
AMD

Family

Core i9-7980XE
Core
A9-9430
--

Series

Core i9-7980XE
i9-7900
A9-9430
--

Model Number

Core i9-7980XE
i9-7980XE
A9-9430
G540

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7980XE
Skylake
A9-9430
--

Core Name

Core i9-7980XE
Skylake
A9-9430
--

Core Family

Core i9-7980XE
6
A9-9430
--

Core Model

Core i9-7980XE
85
A9-9430
--

Socket

Core i9-7980XE
Socket
A9-9430
FCLGA1155

Package

Core i9-7980XE
FCLGA-2066
A9-9430
--

Chipset

Core i9-7980XE
Lewisburg
A9-9430
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7980XE
DDR4-2666
A9-9430
DDR3 1066

ECC Support

Core i9-7980XE
No
A9-9430
No

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7980XE
3.0
A9-9430
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7980XE
x16, x8, x4
A9-9430
4x1 2x4

Market Segment

Core i9-7980XE
Desktop
A9-9430
--

Release Price

Core i9-7980XE
$1,999.00
A9-9430
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7980XE
No
A9-9430
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7980XE A9-9430
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 484 mm² --
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7980XE
14 nm
A9-9430
32 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7980XE
484 mm²
A9-9430
--

Manufacturer

Core i9-7980XE
Intel
A9-9430
--

Technology

Core i9-7980XE
CMOS
A9-9430
--

Word Size

Core i9-7980XE
64-bit
A9-9430
64-bit

ISA

Core i9-7980XE
x86-64 (x86)
A9-9430
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i9-7980XE A9-9430
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz

GPU

Core i9-7980XE
--
A9-9430
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i9-7980XE
--
A9-9430
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i9-7980XE
--
A9-9430
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7980XE A9-9430
ABM
ADX
AES
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
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