CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
CORE STATE
Colfax
CORE SPECS
16 Cores / 32 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.5 Base / 4.4 GHz Turbo
CACHE
32 MB
MAX TDP
180W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen+
PROCESS
12 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2018
VS
INTEL
Core i7-9800X
CORE STATE
Skylake-X
CORE SPECS
8 Cores / 16 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.8 Base / 4.5 GHz Turbo
CACHE
16.5 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
165W
ARCHITECTURE
Skylake
PROCESS
14 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2018
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
geekbench_multicore
geekbench_singlecore
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
Threadripper 2950X
i7-9800X
Core Specs
Cores
16
8
-50.0%
Threads
32
16
-50.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.5
3.8
+8.6%
Boost Clock (GHz)
4.4
4.5
+2.3%
Frequency (GHz)
3.5
3.8
+8.6%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
4.4
4.5
+2.3%
Multiplier
35
38
+8.6%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
96 KB (per core)
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
512 KB (per core)
1 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
32 MB
16.5 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
180
165
-8.3%
Architecture
Architecture
Zen+
Skylake
Codename
Colfax
Skylake-X
Generation
Ryzen Threadripper
(Zen+ (Colfax))
Core i7
(X-Series 9th Gen)
Process Size
12 nm
14 nm
Transistors
9,600 million
—
Die Size
2x 213 mm²
—
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR4
DDR4
Memory Bus
Quad-channel
Quad-channel
Memory Bandwidth
93.9 GB/s
85.3 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket SP3r2
Intel Socket 2066
PCIe
Gen 3, 60 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 3, 44 Lanes(CPU only)
Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
Active
End-of-life
Launch Price
$899
$589
Part Number
YD295XA8UGAAF
SREZ9
Package
sTR4
FC-LGA2066
Tj Max
—
95°C
Bundled Cooler
—
None