Intel Core i9-7940X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

What is the difference between Intel Core i9-7940X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Intel Core i9-7940X
Intel Core i9-7940X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Performance (Benchmarks)

1119Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score1068
12837Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score12543
26712PassMark CPU Mark Rating30748
2494PassMark Single Thread Rating2477

Processor Specs

Intel Core i9-7940XProcessorAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
3100 MHzFrequency3500 MHz
4300 MHzMaximum Frequency4400 MHz
14Cores16
28Threads32
165 WTDP180 W
SkylakeCodenameColfax
Socket 2066 LGAPackagesTR4

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1110Single-Core Score1067
12794Multi-Core Score12958
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelAlienware Alienware Area-51 R7
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREMEMotherboardAlienware 05J3W0
High performancePower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i9-7940XNameAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
1 Processor, 14 Cores, 28 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 16 Cores, 32 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 8 Stepping 2
3.09 GHzBase Frequency3.50 GHz
4390 MHzMaximum Frequency4199 MHz
Socket 2066 LGAPackageSocket SP3r2 (4094)
Skylake-XCodenameColfax
32.0 KB x 14L1 Instruction Cache64.0 KB x 16
32.0 KB x 14L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 16
1.00 MB x 14L2 Cache512 KB x 16
19.3 MB x 1L3 Cache8.00 MB x 4

Memory Information

128.00 GBSize64.00 GB
1197 MHzFrequency1463 MHz
DDR4 SDRAMTypeDDR4 SDRAM
4Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1110Single-Core Score1067
1462Crypto Score2213
1052Integer Score937
1177Floating Point Score 1157
1462
2.49 GB/sec		AES-XTS2213
3.77 GB/sec
1131
5.72 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)1036
5.24 MB/sec
1239
58.6 Mpixels/sec		Image Compression1141
54.0 Mpixels/sec
882
2.49 MTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)897
2.53 MTE/sec
1000
1.17 MElements/sec		HTML5838
984.4 KElements/sec
1031
323.2 Krows/sec		SQLite726
227.6 Krows/sec
1064
57.7 Mpixels/sec		PDF Rendering968
52.6 Mpixels/sec
1004
320.0 KB/sec		Text Rendering865
275.6 KB/sec
1120
8.72 Klines/sec		Clang892
6.95 Klines/sec
1034
12.0 images/sec		Camera1151
13.3 images/sec
1057
1.32 Mpairs/sec		N-Body Physics1118
1.40 Mpairs/sec
1144
7086.4 FPS		Rigid Body Physics1088
6737.8 FPS
765
42.0 Mpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur1329
73.0 Mpixels/sec
1042
8.02 images/sec		Face Detection1007
7.76 images/sec
950
23.4 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection903
22.3 Mpixels/sec
1924
94.4 Mpixels/sec		Image Inpainting1936
95.0 Mpixels/sec
2118
28.9 Mpixels/sec		HDR1865
25.4 Mpixels/sec
1412
1.13 Mpixels/sec		Ray Tracing1351
1.08 Mpixels/sec
1003
8.99 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion911
8.16 Kpixels/sec
1060
33.9 Words/sec		Speech Recognition988
31.6 Words/sec
1070
41.3 images/sec		Machine Learning768
29.7 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

12794Multi-Core Score12958
11023Crypto Score12183
12593Integer Score12491
13524Floating Point Score 14099
11023
18.8 GB/sec		AES-XTS12183
20.8 GB/sec
14532
73.5 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)13899
70.3 MB/sec
17791
841.7 Mpixels/sec		Image Compression17895
846.5 Mpixels/sec
6945
19.6 MTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)5948
16.8 MTE/sec
12081
14.2 MElements/sec		HTML514055
16.5 MElements/sec
13522
4.24 Mrows/sec		SQLite14909
4.67 Mrows/sec
13736
745.5 Mpixels/sec		PDF Rendering13120
712.0 Mpixels/sec
11016
3.43 MB/sec		Text Rendering9679
3.01 MB/sec
15276
119.0 Klines/sec		Clang15896
123.9 Klines/sec
11747
136.2 images/sec		Camera11827
137.1 images/sec
11576
14.5 Mpairs/sec		N-Body Physics11440
14.3 Mpairs/sec
18116
112237.4 FPS		Rigid Body Physics21442
132843.4 FPS
12965
712.7 Mpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur14659
805.8 Mpixels/sec
13600
104.7 images/sec		Face Detection16311
125.6 images/sec
13328
328.5 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection14319
352.9 Mpixels/sec
18129
889.3 Mpixels/sec		Image Inpainting20638
1.01 Gpixels/sec
26571
362.1 Mpixels/sec		HDR26502
361.1 Mpixels/sec
20560
16.5 Mpixels/sec		Ray Tracing19487
15.6 Mpixels/sec
12866
115.3 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion12377
110.9 Kpixels/sec
8313
265.8 Words/sec		Speech Recognition7347
234.9 Words/sec
5301
204.8 images/sec		Machine Learning5375
207.7 images/sec