Intel Core i9 7980XE vs AMD EPYC 8125P
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Sorano
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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EPYC (Zen 5 (Sorano))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
AMD Socket SP6
Power Consumption
165 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
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Transistor Count
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33.26 billions
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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4x70.6 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
Package
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FC-LGA4844
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
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Performance Core Threads
36
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Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
2.65 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
18
16
Total Thread Count
36
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
26x
26.5
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
128 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
6
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
307.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
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Cinebench R23
28,196
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Geekbench 6
1,410
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Geekbench 6
11,418
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Passmark CPU
2,492
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Passmark CPU
30,462
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