Intel Core i9-7980XE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX

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
8,521

Rank #9

6,923
8,521

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX wins by 18.8% (Rank #73 vs #9)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,450

Rank #128

vs
7,793

Rank #24

6,450
7,793

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX wins by 17.2% (Rank #128 vs #24)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,633

Rank #54

vs
9,614

Rank #9

7,633
9,614

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX wins by 20.6% (Rank #54 vs #9)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,570

Rank #161

vs
8,922

Rank #15

5,570
8,922

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX wins by 37.6% (Rank #161 vs #15)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,769

Rank #142

vs
8,521

Rank #18

5,769
8,521

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX wins by 32.3% (Rank #142 vs #18)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,753

Rank #133

vs
9,265

Rank #8

5,753
9,265

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX wins by 37.9% (Rank #133 vs #8)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7980XE Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX Diff
Cores
18
24
-25%
Threads
36
48
-25%
Base Frequency
2,600 MHz
4,200 MHz
-38.1%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
26x
42x
-38.1%
L1 Cache
1,152 KB
62 KB
+94.6%
L2 Cache
18 MiB
1 MiB
+94.7%
L3 Cache
25 MiB
122 MiB
-79.7%
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
4 nm
71.4% more

General Information

Specification Core i9-7980XE Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7980XE --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Shimada 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 $1,999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Core i9-7980XE
Intel
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
AMD

Family

Core i9-7980XE
Core
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

Series

Core i9-7980XE
i9-7900
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

Model Number

Core i9-7980XE
i9-7980XE
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7980XE
Skylake
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

Core Name

Core i9-7980XE
Skylake
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
Shimada Peak

Core Family

Core i9-7980XE
6
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

Core Model

Core i9-7980XE
85
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

Socket

Core i9-7980XE
Socket
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
Socket sTR5

Package

Core i9-7980XE
FCLGA-2066
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
FC-LGA4844

Chipset

Core i9-7980XE
Lewisburg
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7980XE
DDR4-2666
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
DDR5

ECC Support

Core i9-7980XE
No
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7980XE
3.0
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7980XE
x16, x8, x4
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

Market Segment

Core i9-7980XE
Desktop
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
Server/Workstation

Release Price

Core i9-7980XE
$1,999.00
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7980XE
No
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7980XE Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
Process 14 nm 4 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 70.6 mm²
Transistor Count -- 33,260
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7980XE
14 nm
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
4 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7980XE
484 mm²
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
70.6 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-7980XE
--
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
33,260

Manufacturer

Core i9-7980XE
Intel
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
TSMC

Technology

Core i9-7980XE
CMOS
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

Word Size

Core i9-7980XE
64-bit
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

ISA

Core i9-7980XE
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7980XE Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
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