Intel Core i9 9980XE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Storm Peak
Processor Number
i9-9980XE
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
AMD Socket sTR5
Power Consumption
165 W
350 W
Peak Operating Temperature
84°C
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Transistor Count
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52.56 billions
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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8x71 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
I/O Die Size
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388 mm
Package
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FC-LGA4844
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
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Performance Core Threads
36
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
18
64
Total Thread Count
36
128
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
32.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
64 MB
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
256 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
1 TB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
166.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
44
48
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,114
1,891
Cinebench R23
27,093
98,341
Geekbench 6
1,480
2,828
Geekbench 5
1,122
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Geekbench 6
11,091
26,811
Geekbench 5
17,154
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Blender
290
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Passmark CPU
2,569
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Passmark CPU
31,938
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Cinebench 2024
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113
Cinebench 2024
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5,531
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.