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Intel Core i9-9980XE vs AMD Epyc 7451. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i9-9980XE
Intel Core i9-9980XE
Released
Q3/2017
Overall score
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AMD Epyc 7451
AMD Epyc 7451

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9980XE or AMD Epyc 7451? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-9980XE has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 18 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

AMD Epyc 7451 has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 180 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    111 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 29% better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    165 W left arrow 180 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9980XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    214 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    46 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    125 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    50 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    405 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    4 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    103 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    16 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    82 place
AMD Epyc 7451 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7451
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    345 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    24 left arrow 18

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7451 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    445 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    509 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    48 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    98 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    242 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    39 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    460 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    33 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    221 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
AMD Epyc 7451 AMD Epyc 7451
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow AMD Epyc
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow AMD Epyc 7001
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    18 left arrow 24
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    36 left arrow 48
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Epyc 7451 and Intel Core i9-9980XE. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9980XE and AMD Epyc 7451 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 180 W
  • Tjunction max.
    84 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9980XE and Intel Core i9-9980XE, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Naples (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow SP3
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9980XE and AMD Epyc 7451.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
459
Intel Core i9-9980XE
317
AMD Epyc 7451
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
7516
Intel Core i9-9980XE
6768
AMD Epyc 7451
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
201
Intel Core i9-9980XE
141
AMD Epyc 7451
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
3240
Intel Core i9-9980XE
3277
AMD Epyc 7451
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
29560
Intel Core i9-9980XE
21065
AMD Epyc 7451

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