CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CORE STATE
Colfax
CORE SPECS
24 Cores / 48 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3 Base / 4.2 GHz Turbo
CACHE
64 MB
MAX TDP
250W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen+
PROCESS
12 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2018
VS
INTEL
Core i5-8420
CORE STATE
Coffee Lake
CORE SPECS
6 Cores / 6 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.9 Base / 4.1 GHz Turbo
CACHE
9 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
65W
ARCHITECTURE
Coffee Lake
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 2970WX
i5-8420
Core Specs
Cores
24
6
-75.0%
Threads
48
6
-87.5%
Base Clock (GHz)
3
2.9
-3.3%
Boost Clock (GHz)
4.2
4.1
-2.4%
Frequency (GHz)
3
2.9
-3.3%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
4.2
4.1
-2.4%
Multiplier
30
29
-3.3%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
96 KB (per core)
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
512 KB (per core)
256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache
64 MB
9 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
250
65
-74.0%
Architecture
Architecture
Zen+
Coffee Lake
Codename
Colfax
Coffee Lake
Generation
Ryzen Threadripper
(Zen+ (Colfax))
Core i5
(Coffee Lake)
Process Size
12 nm
14 nm
Transistors
19,200 million
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Die Size
4x 213 mm²
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Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR4
DDR4
Memory Bus
Quad-channel
Dual-channel
Memory Bandwidth
93.9 GB/s
42.7 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket SP3r2
Intel Socket 1151
PCIe
Gen 3, 60 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
—
UHD Graphics 630
Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
Active
End-of-life
Launch Price
$1299
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Part Number
YD297XAZUHCAF
SR3X4
Package
sTR4
FC-LGA1151