AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX VS Intel Core i9-9940X serie X
Benchmark results
specs
| Processor series | Normal | Intel Core X Series |
| Included accessories | - | Does not include heatsink or fan |
| Status | - | In production |
| Launch date | Third quarter of 2018 | Fourth Quarter of 2018 |
| Technology | - | 14 nm |
| Name | Pinnacle-Ridge Zen+ | Products Skylake |
| Processor ID | - | i9-9940X |
| Designed for | Desktop | Desktop |
| Generation | - | 9.0 |
| Price | 1299.0 | - |
| Number of AVX-512 FMA units | - | 2.0 |
| Compatible with Intel Optane | - | Yes |
| Architecture | x86-64 (64 bit) | - |
| Instruction Extensions | - | Intel SSE4.1 / Intel SSE4.2 / Intel AVX2 / Intel AVX - 512 |
| Intel 64 | - | Yes |
| Virtualization | AMD - V / SEV | Yes |
| Virtualization technology for directed I/O (VT-d) | - | Yes |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology | - | Yes |
| Hyper-Threading | Yes | Yes |
| Intel Turbo Boost Support | - | 2.0 |
| Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Support | - | Yes |
| Integrated options available | - | No |
| Maximum dynamic frequency of graphics | Without turbo | - |
| Encoding and decoding VP8 | No | - |
| Encoding and decoding VP9 | No | - |
| Encoding and decoding AV1 | No | - |
| VC-1 encoding and decoding | No | - |
| Encoding and decoding of VCA | No | - |
| JPEG encoding and decoding | No | - |
| H.264 encoding and decoding | No | - |
| H.265 encoding and decoding (HEVC) | No | - |
| Cache | 64.00 Mb | Cache 19.25 Mb Intel Smart |
| Number of QPI links | - | 0.0 |
| Number of cores | 24.0 | 14.0 |
| Number of sub-processes | 48.0 | 28.0 |
| Frequency of TDP decrease | 250 W | - |
| Processor base frequency | 3.00 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
| Intel Turbo Boost Max Frequency 3.0 | - | 4.50 GHz |
| Maximum turbo frequency | 4.20 GHz | 4.40 GHz |
| Power consumption (TDP) | - | 165 W |
| Bus speed | - | 8 WG/s |
| Overclocking | Yes | No |
| Maximum amount of PCI Express | 64.0 | 44.0 |
| Scalability | - | Only 1S |
| PCI Express version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Heatsink | - | PCG 2017X |
| Number of simultaneous processors | - | 1.0 |
| Maximum temperature (Tjunction) | - | 88 °C |
| Socket | TR4 (SP3r2) | FC-LGA2066 |
| Maximum number of memory channels | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| ECC memory support | Yes | No |
| Maximum memory bandwidth supported | - | 85 Gb/s |
| Maximum memory supported | - | 128 Gb |
| Supported memory types | DDR4 2933 MHz | DDR4 2666 MHz |
| Support for Execute Disable Bit | - | Yes |
| Intel AES instruction support | Yes | Yes |
| Blender Score 2.81 (BMW 27) | 75.3 | - |
| Cinebench R11.5 Score (Multi-Core) | 43.88 | - |
| Cinebench R11.5 Score (Single-Core) | 2.21 | - |
| Cinebench R15 Score (Multi-Core) | 4324.0 | - |
| Cinebench R15 Score (Single-Core) | 173.0 | - |
| Cinebench R20 Score (Multi-Core) | 10008.0 | - |
| Cinebench R20 Score (Single-Core) | 431.0 | - |
| PassMark CPU Mark Score | 21950.0 | - |
| Geekbench 3 Score (Multi-Core) | 74753.0 | - |
| Geekbench 3 Score (Single-Core) | 4765.0 | - |
| Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Core) | 14740.0 | - |
| Geekbench 5 Score (Single-Core) | 1020.0 | - |