Intel Core i9-7980XE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
What is the difference between Intel Core i9-7980XE and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1112 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 1068 |
| 15007 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 12543 |
| 29471 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 30748 |
| 2470 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2477 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i9-7980XE | Processor | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
| 2600 MHz | Frequency | 3500 MHz |
| 4200 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4400 MHz |
| 18 | Cores | 16 |
| 36 | Threads | 32 |
| 165 W | TDP | 180 W |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Socket 2066 LGA | Package | sTR4 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1114 | Single-Core Score | 1067 |
| 15150 | Multi-Core Score | 12958 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 11.4 (Build 20F71) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| iMacPro1,1 | Model | Alienware Alienware Area-51 R7 |
| iMacPro1,1 | Model ID | |
| Acidanthera Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94 iMacPro1,1 | Motherboard | Alienware 05J3W0 |
| Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i9-7980XE | Name | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
| 1 Processor, 18 Cores, 36 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 16 Cores, 32 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 8 Stepping 2 |
| 2.60 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.50 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 4199 MHz | |
| Package | Socket SP3r2 (4094) | |
| Codename | Colfax | |
| 32.0 KB x 18 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 16 |
| 32.0 KB x 18 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 16 |
| 1.00 MB x 18 | L2 Cache | 512 KB x 16 |
| 24.8 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 4 |
Memory Information
| 64.00 GB | Size | 64.00 GB |
| Frequency | 1463 MHz | |
| 3200 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR4 | Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Channels | 4 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1114 | Single-Core Score | 1067 |
|---|---|---|
| 1457 | Crypto Score | 2213 |
| 1040 | Integer Score | 937 |
| 1217 | Floating Point Score | 1157 |
| 1457 2.48 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 2213 3.77 GB/sec |
| 1110 5.61 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1036 5.24 MB/sec |
| 1064 50.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1141 54.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1039 2.93 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 897 2.53 MTE/sec |
| 926 1.09 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 838 984.4 KElements/sec |
| 1040 325.9 Krows/sec | SQLite | 726 227.6 Krows/sec |
| 1010 54.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 968 52.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1012 322.5 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 865 275.6 KB/sec |
| 1057 8.23 Klines/sec | Clang | 892 6.95 Klines/sec |
| 1117 12.9 images/sec | Camera | 1151 13.3 images/sec |
| 1008 1.26 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1118 1.40 Mpairs/sec |
| 1241 7686.0 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1088 6737.8 FPS |
| 774 42.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1329 73.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1124 8.65 images/sec | Face Detection | 1007 7.76 images/sec |
| 996 24.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 903 22.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2125 104.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1936 95.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 2045 27.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1865 25.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1454 1.17 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1351 1.08 Mpixels/sec |
| 1024 9.17 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 911 8.16 Kpixels/sec |
| 1079 34.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 988 31.6 Words/sec |
| 1144 44.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 768 29.7 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 15150 | Multi-Core Score | 12958 |
|---|---|---|
| 11912 | Crypto Score | 12183 |
| 14692 | Integer Score | 12491 |
| 16682 | Floating Point Score | 14099 |
| 11912 20.3 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 12183 20.8 GB/sec |
| 19769 100.0 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 13899 70.3 MB/sec |
| 19537 924.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 17895 846.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 9654 27.2 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 5948 16.8 MTE/sec |
| 14063 16.5 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 14055 16.5 MElements/sec |
| 16127 5.05 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 14909 4.67 Mrows/sec |
| 10801 586.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 13120 712.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 12665 3.94 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 9679 3.01 MB/sec |
| 17755 138.3 Klines/sec | Clang | 15896 123.9 Klines/sec |
| 15525 180.0 images/sec | Camera | 11827 137.1 images/sec |
| 12238 15.3 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 11440 14.3 Mpairs/sec |
| 26420 163684.3 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 21442 132843.4 FPS |
| 15760 866.3 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 14659 805.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 19248 148.2 images/sec | Face Detection | 16311 125.6 images/sec |
| 16088 396.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 14319 352.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 26383 1.29 Gpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 20638 1.01 Gpixels/sec |
| 27030 368.3 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 26502 361.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 24391 19.6 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 19487 15.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 14472 129.6 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 12377 110.9 Kpixels/sec |
| 10665 341.0 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 7347 234.9 Words/sec |
| 6571 253.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 5375 207.7 images/sec |