CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X

CORE STATE Shimada Peak

CORE SPECS 64 Cores / 128 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.2 Base / 5.4 GHz Turbo

CACHE 256 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 350W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

VS

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Intel

INTEL

Xeon 6740E

CORE STATE Sierra Forest

CORE SPECS 96 Cores / 96 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 3.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 96 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 250W

ARCHITECTURE Sierra Forest

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

13,157

6,525

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

1,857

921

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

54,822

27,191

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

7,739

3,838

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

130,529

64,741

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

18,427

9,140

passmark_data_compression

3,204,633

1,786,845

passmark_data_encryption

159,952

137,106

passmark_extended_instructions

252,783

78,968

passmark_find_prime_numbers

837

526

passmark_floating_point_math

592,543

309,333

passmark_integer_math

900,760

457,614

passmark_multithread

153,564

76,167

passmark_physics

9,793

7,608

passmark_random_string_sorting

347,099

220,684

passmark_single_thread

4,591

1,997

passmark_singlethread

4,591

1,997

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

Threadripper 9980X

6740E

Core Specs

Cores

64

96 +50.0%

Threads

128

96 -25.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.2

2.4 -25.0%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.4

3.2 -40.7%

Frequency (GHz)

3.2

2.4 -25.0%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.4

3.2 -40.7%

Multiplier

32

24 -25.0%

SMP CPUs

1

2 +100.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

96 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

4 MB (per module)

L3 Cache

256 MB (shared)

96 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

350

250 -28.6%

Architecture

Architecture

Zen 5

Sierra Forest

Codename

Shimada Peak

Sierra Forest

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))

Xeon 6 (Sierra Forest-SP)

Process Size

4 nm

5 nm

Transistors

66,520 million

—

Die Size

8x 70.6 mm²

578 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Quad-channel

Eight-channel

Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

409.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

Intel Socket 4710

PCIe

Gen 5, 80 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 88 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

10 nm

Interconnect

UPI Links

—

4 x24 20 GT/s

CXL

—

Gen 2.0, 64 Lanes (Shared with PCI-E)

Other

Market

Desktop

Server/Workstation

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$4999

$5265

Part Number

100-000001593

SRPFV

Package

FC-LGA4844

FC-LGA18N

Tj Max

95°C

106°C

Bundled Cooler

None

None

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