Intel Core i9 7980XE vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Apr 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen
Processor Number
i9-7980XE
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
AM4
Power Consumption
165 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
95 °C
Transistor Count
-
4.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
18
4
Performance Core Threads
36
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
18
4
Total Thread Count
36
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
26x
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
39.74 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,263
930
Cinebench R23
28,196
4,641
Geekbench 6
1,410
1,136
Geekbench 6
11,418
3,734
Passmark CPU
2,492
2,111
Passmark CPU
30,462
9,063
Geekbench 5
-
918
Geekbench 5
-
3,861