AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Intel Core i9-7980XE

Last updated: 2023-09-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX		Intel Core i9-7980XE
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX or Intel Core i9-7980XE - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 2048 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX was released in Q3/2020. The Intel Core i9-7980XE has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7980XE was released in Q4/2017.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO (15)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000 (4)	CPU group	Intel Core i 7000X (9)
3	Generation	7
Castle Peak (Zen 2)	Architecture	Skylake X
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX	Successor	Intel Core i9-9980XE

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX is a 32 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (4.20 GHz). The Intel Core i9-7980XE has 18 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.20 GHz).
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7980XE
32	Cores	18
64	Threads	36
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.50 GHz	Frequency	2.60 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
3.75 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7980XE
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX supports a maximum of 2048 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7980XE can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7980XE
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-2666
2048 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	85.4 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
16.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
128.00 MB	L3 Cache	25.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
128	PCIe lanes	44
252.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	43.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX has a TDP of 280 W, that of the Intel Core i9-7980XE is 165 W.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7980XE
280 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	165 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
95 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX has a 144.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-7980XE cache has a total of 25.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-7980XE
7 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
WRX8 (sWRX8)	Socket	LGA 2066
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020	Release date	Q4/2017
2749 $	Release price	1999 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX (100%)

Intel Core i9-7980XE (90%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 7 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX (100%)

Intel Core i9-7980XE (57%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	1276 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz	1281 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	42986 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	28196 (66%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	1260 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz	1121 (89%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	25211 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	16495 (65%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	1627 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz	1394 (86%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	15273 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	11708 (77%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	509 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz	446 (88%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	16740 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	7671 (46%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	62990 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	30321 (48%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.50 GHz	20747 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 2.60 GHz	10563 (51%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	209 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz	184 (88%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	7575 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	3455 (46%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	75 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	2504 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	680 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	77 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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