Intel Core i9-7980XE vs AMD EPYC 7542
What is the difference between Intel Core i9-7980XE and AMD EPYC 7542. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1112 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 981 |
| 15007 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 12115 |
| 29471 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 56809 |
| 2470 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2206 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i9-7980XE | Processor | AMD EPYC 7542 |
| 2600 MHz | Frequency | 2900 MHz |
| 4200 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3400 MHz |
| 18 | Cores | 32 |
| 36 | Threads | 64 |
| 165 W | TDP | 225 W |
| Skylake | Codename | Rome |
| Socket 2066 LGA | Package | Socket SP3 (4094) |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1114 | Single-Core Score | 982 |
| 15150 | Multi-Core Score | 964 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 11.4 (Build 20F71) | Operating System | Linux 4.19.0-17-amd64 x86_64 |
| iMacPro1,1 | Model | QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009) |
| iMacPro1,1 | Model ID | |
| Acidanthera Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94 iMacPro1,1 | Motherboard | N/A |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i9-7980XE | Name | AMD EPYC 7542 |
| 1 Processor, 18 Cores, 36 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 1 Core |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 49 Stepping 0 |
| 2.60 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.90 GHz |
| 32.0 KB x 18 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 1 |
| 32.0 KB x 18 | L1 Data Cache | 64.0 KB x 1 |
| 1.00 MB x 18 | L2 Cache | 512 KB x 1 |
| 24.8 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 16.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 64.00 GB | Size | 987 MB |
| 3200 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR4 | Type |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1114 | Single-Core Score | 982 |
|---|---|---|
| 1457 | Crypto Score | 1830 |
| 1040 | Integer Score | 856 |
| 1217 | Floating Point Score | 1114 |
| 1457 2.48 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1830 3.12 GB/sec |
| 1110 5.61 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1041 5.26 MB/sec |
| 1064 50.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 806 38.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1039 2.93 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 753 2.12 MTE/sec |
| 926 1.09 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 812 953.8 KElements/sec |
| 1040 325.9 Krows/sec | SQLite | 743 232.9 Krows/sec |
| 1010 54.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 885 48.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1012 322.5 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 797 253.9 KB/sec |
| 1057 8.23 Klines/sec | Clang | 860 6.70 Klines/sec |
| 1117 12.9 images/sec | Camera | 1070 12.4 images/sec |
| 1008 1.26 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1135 1.42 Mpairs/sec |
| 1241 7686.0 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 972 6021.8 FPS |
| 774 42.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1144 62.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1124 8.65 images/sec | Face Detection | 982 7.56 images/sec |
| 996 24.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 741 18.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2125 104.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2002 98.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2045 27.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1678 22.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1454 1.17 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1375 1.10 Mpixels/sec |
| 1024 9.17 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 888 7.95 Kpixels/sec |
| 1079 34.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 910 29.1 Words/sec |
| 1144 44.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 954 36.9 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 15150 | Multi-Core Score | 964 |
|---|---|---|
| 11912 | Crypto Score | 1485 |
| 14692 | Integer Score | 852 |
| 16682 | Floating Point Score | 1121 |
| 11912 20.3 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1485 2.53 GB/sec |
| 19769 100.0 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 962 4.87 MB/sec |
| 19537 924.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 889 42.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 9654 27.2 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 727 2.05 MTE/sec |
| 14063 16.5 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 792 930.0 KElements/sec |
| 16127 5.05 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 751 235.4 Krows/sec |
| 10801 586.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 879 47.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 12665 3.94 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 776 247.3 KB/sec |
| 17755 138.3 Klines/sec | Clang | 902 7.03 Klines/sec |
| 15525 180.0 images/sec | Camera | 1045 12.1 images/sec |
| 12238 15.3 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1148 1.44 Mpairs/sec |
| 26420 163684.3 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 976 6047.4 FPS |
| 15760 866.3 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1154 63.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 19248 148.2 images/sec | Face Detection | 991 7.63 images/sec |
| 16088 396.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 736 18.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 26383 1.29 Gpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2026 99.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 27030 368.3 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1671 22.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 24391 19.6 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1430 1.15 Mpixels/sec |
| 14472 129.6 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 890 7.98 Kpixels/sec |
| 10665 341.0 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 902 28.9 Words/sec |
| 6571 253.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 956 36.9 images/sec |