Intel Core i9-7980XE vs AMD Athlon II X4 645

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
4,351

Rank #1,469

6,923
4,351

Core i9-7980XE wins by 37.2% (Rank #73 vs #1469)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,450

Rank #128

vs
4,276

Rank #1,510

6,450
4,276

Core i9-7980XE wins by 33.7% (Rank #128 vs #1510)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,633

Rank #54

vs
4,464

Rank #1,293

7,633
4,464

Core i9-7980XE wins by 41.5% (Rank #54 vs #1293)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,570

Rank #161

vs
4,524

Rank #1,350

5,570
4,524

Core i9-7980XE wins by 18.8% (Rank #161 vs #1350)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,769

Rank #142

vs
4,539

Rank #1,105

5,769
4,539

Core i9-7980XE wins by 21.3% (Rank #142 vs #1105)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,753

Rank #133

vs
4,504

Rank #1,378

5,753
4,504

Core i9-7980XE wins by 21.7% (Rank #133 vs #1378)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7980XE Athlon II X4 645 Diff
Cores
18
2
+88.9%
Threads
36
4
+88.9%
Base Frequency
2,600 MHz
1,600 MHz
+38.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
26x
16x
+40.4%
L1 Cache
1,152 KB
125 KB
+89.2%
L2 Cache
18 MiB
0 MiB
+97.3%
L3 Cache
25 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
26 GB/s
+67.8%
PCIe Lanes
44
12
+72.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
15 W
90.9% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i9-7980XE Athlon II X4 645
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7980XE i5-5250U
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Propus
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket FCBGA1168
Package FCLGA-2066 µPGA
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 4x1, 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-7980XE
Intel
Athlon II X4 645
AMD

Family

Core i9-7980XE
Core
Athlon II X4 645
--

Series

Core i9-7980XE
i9-7900
Athlon II X4 645
--

Model Number

Core i9-7980XE
i9-7980XE
Athlon II X4 645
i5-5250U

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7980XE
Skylake
Athlon II X4 645
--

Core Name

Core i9-7980XE
Skylake
Athlon II X4 645
Propus

Core Family

Core i9-7980XE
6
Athlon II X4 645
--

Core Model

Core i9-7980XE
85
Athlon II X4 645
--

Socket

Core i9-7980XE
Socket
Athlon II X4 645
FCBGA1168

Package

Core i9-7980XE
FCLGA-2066
Athlon II X4 645
µPGA

Chipset

Core i9-7980XE
Lewisburg
Athlon II X4 645
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7980XE
DDR4-2666
Athlon II X4 645
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866

ECC Support

Core i9-7980XE
No
Athlon II X4 645
No

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7980XE
3.0
Athlon II X4 645
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7980XE
x16, x8, x4
Athlon II X4 645
4x1, 2x4

Market Segment

Core i9-7980XE
Desktop
Athlon II X4 645
Desktop

Release Price

Core i9-7980XE
$1,999.00
Athlon II X4 645
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7980XE
No
Athlon II X4 645
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7980XE Athlon II X4 645
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 169 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7980XE
14 nm
Athlon II X4 645
14 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7980XE
484 mm²
Athlon II X4 645
169 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-7980XE
--
Athlon II X4 645
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core i9-7980XE
Intel
Athlon II X4 645
--

Technology

Core i9-7980XE
CMOS
Athlon II X4 645
--

Word Size

Core i9-7980XE
64-bit
Athlon II X4 645
64-bit

ISA

Core i9-7980XE
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon II X4 645
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i9-7980XE Athlon II X4 645
GPU -- HD Graphics 6000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 950 MHz

GPU

Core i9-7980XE
--
Athlon II X4 645
HD Graphics 6000

GPU Designer

Core i9-7980XE
--
Athlon II X4 645
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i9-7980XE
--
Athlon II X4 645
950 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7980XE Athlon II X4 645
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