Intel Core i7 9800X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Nov 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 2
Processor Number
i7-9800X
3960X
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
sTRX4
Power Consumption
165 W
280 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
68 °C
Transistor Count
-
23.5 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
24
Performance Core Threads
16
48
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
8
24
Total Thread Count
16
48
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38x
38x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
17 MB shared
128 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
95.37 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
1,307
Cinebench R23
13,055
34,932
Geekbench 6
1,314
1,698
Geekbench 5
1,225
-
Geekbench 6
7,991
13,003
Geekbench 5
9,648
-
Passmark CPU
2,573
-
Passmark CPU
18,121
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