CPUs

Intel Core i9-7980XE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X Full Specs

18 Cores
36 Threads
2.6GHz
24 Cores
48 Threads
4.2GHz
TDP
165W
TDP
350W
Bandwidth
85.3GB/s
DDR4
Bandwidth
166.4GB/s
DDR5
Socket
Socket

18 Cores
24 Cores
36 Threads
48 Threads

Base Clock
2.6GHz
Base Clock
4.2GHz
Boost Clock
4.4GHz
Boost Clock
5.3GHz
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Unlocked

L1i
32KB
L1i
32KB
L1d
32KB
L1d
32KB
L2
1MB
L2
1MB
L3
24.8MB
L3
128MB

Type
DDR4
Type
DDR5
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
1.02TB
ECC
No
ECC
Yes
Channels
4
Channels
4
Bus Width
256-bit
Bus Width
256-bit
Speed
2666MT/s
Speed
5200MT/s
Bandwidth
85.3GB/s
Bandwidth
166.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
··
85.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
Channels
Transfer Rate
··
166.4GB/s

TDP
165W
TDP
350W
Max Operating Temp
94°C Max
Max Operating Temp
95°C Max
Included Cooler
0
Included Cooler
0

Bus Type
DMI
Bus Type
PCIe
Bus Config
4 lanes
Bus Config
8 lanes
Bus Speed
8GT/s
Bus Speed
32GT/s
Bus Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bus Bandwidth
32GB/s

PCIe
PCIe 3.0 x44
43.3GB/sBandwidth
PCIe
PCIe 5.0 x88
346.5GB/sBandwidth

Manufacturer
Manufacturer
ISA
x86-64
ISA
x86-64
Architecture
Architecture
Family
Family
Branding
Core i9 Extreme 2016 branding
Branding
Ryzen Threadripper 2017 branding
Codename
Skylake-E
-
Skylake-SP-HCCVariant
Codename
Storm Peak
DurangoDie
Storm Peak 4CCDVariant
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Workstation
Release Date
Sep 25, 2017
Release Date
Oct 19, 2023

Foundry
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
Other Foundries
-
Other Foundries
TSMCIO
Fabrication Node
14nm
-
Fabrication Node
N5
N6IO
Die Size
484mm²
-
Die Size
284mm²
388mm²IO
Transistor Count
8.3 Billion
-
Transistor Count
26.3 Billion
11 BillionIO
Transistor Density
17 MTr/mm²
-
Transistor Density
93 MTr/mm²
28 MTr/mm²IO