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 i9-9980XE
CORE STATE
Skylake-X
CORE SPECS
18 Cores / 36 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3 Base / 4.5 GHz Turbo
CACHE
24.75 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 2970WX
i9-9980XE
Core Specs
Cores
24
18
-25.0%
Threads
48
36
-25.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3
3
0.0%
Boost Clock (GHz)
4.2
4.5
+7.1%
Frequency (GHz)
3
3
0.0%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
4.2
4.5
+7.1%
Multiplier
30
30
0.0%
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
64 MB
24.75 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
250
165
-34.0%
Architecture
Architecture
Zen+
Skylake
Codename
Colfax
Skylake-X
Generation
Ryzen Threadripper
(Zen+ (Colfax))
Core i9 Extreme
(X-Series 9th Gen)
Process Size
12 nm
14 nm
Transistors
19,200 million
—
Die Size
4x 213 mm²
484 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
$1299
$1979
Part Number
YD297XAZUHCAF
SREZ3
Package
sTR4
FC-LGA2066
Bundled Cooler
—
None