AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i9-7960X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X $549
Intel Core i9-7960X $1,699
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.8GHz Clock
16 Cores
32 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
Socket
TR4
Socket
LGA 2066
iGPU
No GPU
iGPU
No GPU

GB6 Single-Core

  • 7% slower vs Core i9-7960X
  • 8% faster vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - GB6S 1,185
x1
Core i9-7960X - GB6S 1,280
x1.08

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 42% slower vs Core i9-7960X
  • 72% faster vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - GB6M 5,855
x1
Core i9-7960X - GB6M 10,060
x1.72
  • Same Performance vs Core i9-7960X
  • Same Performance vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - 85.3GB/s
x1
Core i9-7960X - 85.3GB/s
x1
  • 9% higher vs Core i9-7960X
  • 8% lower vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - 180W
x1.09
Core i9-7960X - 165W
x1
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Ryzen 1000
Family
Core 7th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Whitehaven
Zeppelin
-
Codename
Skylake-X
-
Skylake-SP-HCC
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Workstation
Release Date
8/31/2017
Release Date
9/25/2017
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
Node
14LP
Node
14nm
Die Size
2x 213 mm²
Die Size
484 mm²
Transistor Count
2x 4.8 Billion
Transistor Count
8.3 Billion
8 Cores
16 Cores
16 Threads
32 Threads
3.8GHz
4GHz Boost
2.8GHz
4.4GHz Boost
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Unlocked
Type
PCIe
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
1024KB/Core
16-way set associative
L3
16MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
22MB Shared
11-way set associative
Channels
4
Channels
4
Max Memory
512GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
85.3GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
85.3GB/s
TDP
180W
TDP
165W
Temp
68°C Max
Temp
98°C Max
PCIe 3.0 x60 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x44 Lanes
No GPU
No GPU
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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