Intel Core i9-7980XE vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G

Compare Intel Core X-series 18 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen PRO 8000 Series 8 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

10174 points
1% slightly better overall score
10042 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

8591 points
12109 points
40% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

10736 points
15% slightly better multitasking score
9318 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

10962 points
20% slightly better heavy workload score
9090 points

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

18
125% significantly more cores
8

Threads

Number of logical processing units

36
125% significantly more threads
16

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
61% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.2 GHz
5.1 GHz
21% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

165 W
65 W
153% significantly lower TDP

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

4
100% significantly more memory channels
2

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

75 MiB
368% significantly more L3 cache
16 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

84th of 1,089
86th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Core X-series
Ryzen PRO 8000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2017 August
2024 April

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2666
DDR5

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
-

Core i9-7980XE vs Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i9-7980XE is faster than the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-7980XE has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G. Indeed, the Core i9-7980XE has 18 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i9-7980XE. Also, the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G outputs less heat than Core i9-7980XE thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i9-7980XE has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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