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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X vs Intel Core 7 processor 251E

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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Multi-core performance
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At a glance

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980XIntel Core 7 processor 251E
FamilyAMD Ryzen Threadripper (16)Intel Core 7 (11)
CPU groupAMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 (3)Intel Core processors - Desktop (Series 2) (8)
ArchitectureShimada Peak (Zen 5)Bartlett Lake
Technology4 nm10 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketTRX50LGA 1700
PredecessorAMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980XIntel Core 7 processor 251E
CPU Cores / Threads64 / 12824 / 32
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 64x Zen 5 8x Raptor Cove
Frequency: 3.20 GHz 2.10 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 5.40 GHz 5.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache64.00 MB
L3-Cache256.00 MB36.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980XIntel Core 7 processor 251E
GPU nameno iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 730
GPU frequency0.30 - 1.66 GHz
CUs / Shader / 24 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory64 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ1/2021

NPU AI performance

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980XIntel Core 7 processor 251E
AI hardwareIntel® AI Boost
AI specificationsIntel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) CPU
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980XIntel Core 7 processor 251E
MemoryDDR5-6400 (190.2 GB/s)
DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory1024 GB192 GB
Memory channels42
ECCYesYes
PCIe5.0 x 885.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth346.5 GB/s78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980XIntel Core 7 processor 251E
TDP350 W65 W
TDP (PL2)
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T. junction max.95 °C100 °C

Technical details

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980XIntel Core 7 processor 251E
Chip designChipletMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 11, LinuxWindows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ3/2025Q1/2025
Release price384 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X
64C / 128T · 3.20 - 5.40 GHz
Intel Core 7 processor 251E
Intel Core 7 processor 251E
24C / 32T · 2.10 - 5.60 GHz

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