AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i9-9980XE
What is the difference between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Intel Core i9-9980XE. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1272 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 1127 |
| 19880 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 15294 |
| 55031 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 32390 |
| 2689 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2570 |
| 12334 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 11531 |
Processor Specs
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Processor | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
| 3800 MHz | Frequency | 3000 MHz |
| 4500 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4400 MHz |
| 24 | Cores | 18 |
| 48 | Threads | 36 |
| 280 W | TDP | 165 W |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Skylake |
| sTRX4 | Package | Socket 2066 LGA |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1271 | Single-Core Score | 1121 |
| 2441 | Multi-Core Score | 16327 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| CentOS Linux 8 | Operating System | macOS 10.15.7 (Build 19H2) |
| Red Hat KVM | Model | iMacPro1,1 |
| Model ID | iMacPro1,1 | |
| N/A | Motherboard | Apple Inc. Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94 1.0 |
CPU Specifications
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Name | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
| 2 Processors, 2 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 18 Cores, 36 Threads |
| AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 49 Stepping 0 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4 |
| 3.80 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
| 64.0 KB x 1 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 18 |
| 64.0 KB x 1 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 18 |
| 512 KB x 1 | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB x 18 |
| 16.0 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 24.8 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 3.65 GB | Size | 128.00 GB |
| Transfer Rate | 3200 MT/s | |
| Type | DDR4 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1271 | Single-Core Score | 1121 |
|---|---|---|
| 2230 | Crypto Score | 1486 |
| 1116 | Integer Score | 1047 |
| 1446 | Floating Point Score | 1221 |
| 2230 3.80 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1486 2.53 GB/sec |
| 1143 5.78 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1115 5.64 MB/sec |
| 1227 58.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1089 51.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1098 3.10 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1051 2.96 MTE/sec |
| 938 1.10 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 908 1.07 MElements/sec |
| 1025 321.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1003 314.2 Krows/sec |
| 1125 61.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1065 57.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1081 344.4 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1025 326.5 KB/sec |
| 1133 8.83 Klines/sec | Clang | 1059 8.25 Klines/sec |
| 1319 15.3 images/sec | Camera | 1123 13.0 images/sec |
| 1360 1.70 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1010 1.26 Mpairs/sec |
| 1253 7765.0 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1294 8018.6 FPS |
| 1425 78.3 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 776 42.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1343 10.3 images/sec | Face Detection | 1116 8.59 images/sec |
| 1189 29.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 985 24.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2455 120.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2063 101.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2548 34.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1990 27.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1633 1.31 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1460 1.17 Mpixels/sec |
| 1106 9.91 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1025 9.18 Kpixels/sec |
| 1182 37.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1026 32.8 Words/sec |
| 1120 43.3 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1285 49.7 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 2441 | Multi-Core Score | 16327 |
|---|---|---|
| 3862 | Crypto Score | 13676 |
| 2191 | Integer Score | 15343 |
| 2745 | Floating Point Score | 18900 |
| 3862 6.58 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 13676 23.3 GB/sec |
| 2276 11.5 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 19874 100.5 MB/sec |
| 2418 114.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 22540 1.07 Gpixels/sec |
| 1947 5.49 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 9673 27.3 MTE/sec |
| 2114 2.48 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 15890 18.7 MElements/sec |
| 2048 641.5 Krows/sec | SQLite | 16624 5.21 Mrows/sec |
| 2173 118.0 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 10513 570.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 2021 643.9 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 13843 4.31 MB/sec |
| 2252 17.5 Klines/sec | Clang | 17152 133.6 Klines/sec |
| 2535 29.4 images/sec | Camera | 16492 191.2 images/sec |
| 2311 2.89 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 14011 17.5 Mpairs/sec |
| 2440 15117.7 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 31896 197607.0 FPS |
| 2271 124.8 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 19174 1.05 Gpixels/sec |
| 2635 20.3 images/sec | Face Detection | 23254 179.0 images/sec |
| 2249 55.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 18180 448.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 4671 229.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 26563 1.30 Gpixels/sec |
| 5017 68.4 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 31903 434.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 3739 3.00 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 30382 24.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 2188 19.6 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 17152 153.7 Kpixels/sec |
| 2260 72.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 10369 331.5 Words/sec |
| 2030 78.4 images/sec | Machine Learning | 6628 256.1 images/sec |