Intel Core i9-9980XE vs AMD EPYC 7742

What is the difference between Intel Core i9-9980XE and AMD EPYC 7742. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

1127Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score771
15294Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score15060
32390PassMark CPU Mark Rating69786
2570PassMark Single Thread Rating2174
115313DMark Time Spy Physics Score6651

Processor Specs

Intel Core i9-9980XEProcessorAMD EPYC 7742
3000 MHzFrequency2250 MHz
4400 MHzMaximum Frequency3400 MHz
18Cores64
36Threads128
165 WTDP225 W
SkylakeCodenameRome
Socket 2066 LGAPackageSP3

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1121Single-Core Score796
16327Multi-Core Score2208
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)

System Information

macOS 10.15.7 (Build 19H2)Operating SystemUbuntu 20.04.2 LTS
iMacPro1,1ModelQEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)
iMacPro1,1Model ID
Apple Inc. Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94 1.0MotherboardN/A

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i9-9980XENameAMD EPYC 7742
1 Processor, 18 Cores, 36 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 49 Stepping 0
3.00 GHzBase Frequency2.24 GHz
32.0 KB x 18L1 Instruction Cache64.0 KB x 2
32.0 KB x 18L1 Data Cache64.0 KB x 2
1.00 MB x 18L2 Cache512 KB x 2
24.8 MB x 1L3 Cache16.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

128.00 GBSize7.52 GB
3200 MT/sTransfer Rate
DDR4Type

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1121Single-Core Score796
1486Crypto Score623
1047Integer Score735
1221Floating Point Score 957
1486
2.53 GB/sec
AES-XTS623
1.06 GB/sec
1115
5.64 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)782
3.95 MB/sec
1089
51.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression892
42.2 Mpixels/sec
1051
2.96 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)821
2.32 MTE/sec
908
1.07 MElements/sec
HTML5591
693.7 KElements/sec
1003
314.2 Krows/sec
SQLite448
140.3 Krows/sec
1065
57.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering826
44.8 Mpixels/sec
1025
326.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering653
208.0 KB/sec
1059
8.25 Klines/sec
Clang785
6.12 Klines/sec
1123
13.0 images/sec
Camera979
11.3 images/sec
1010
1.26 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics992
1.24 Mpairs/sec
1294
8018.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics771
4774.3 FPS
776
42.7 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1096
60.2 Mpixels/sec
1116
8.59 images/sec
Face Detection1027
7.91 images/sec
985
24.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection917
22.6 Mpixels/sec
2063
101.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1557
76.4 Mpixels/sec
1990
27.1 Mpixels/sec
HDR1149
15.7 Mpixels/sec
1460
1.17 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing754
605.4 Kpixels/sec
1025
9.18 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion841
7.53 Kpixels/sec
1026
32.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition842
26.9 Words/sec
1285
49.7 images/sec
Machine Learning819
31.6 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

16327Multi-Core Score2208
13676Crypto Score2786
15343Integer Score2042
18900Floating Point Score 2470
13676
23.3 GB/sec
AES-XTS2786
4.75 GB/sec
19874
100.5 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)2327
11.8 MB/sec
22540
1.07 Gpixels/sec
Image Compression2352
111.3 Mpixels/sec
9673
27.3 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2133
6.01 MTE/sec
15890
18.7 MElements/sec
HTML51790
2.10 MElements/sec
16624
5.21 Mrows/sec
SQLite1534
480.5 Krows/sec
10513
570.5 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2158
117.1 Mpixels/sec
13843
4.31 MB/sec
Text Rendering1885
600.5 KB/sec
17152
133.6 Klines/sec
Clang2271
17.7 Klines/sec
16492
191.2 images/sec
Camera2080
24.1 images/sec
14011
17.5 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics2333
2.92 Mpairs/sec
31896
197607.0 FPS
Rigid Body Physics2559
15856.6 FPS
19174
1.05 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1941
106.7 Mpixels/sec
23254
179.0 images/sec
Face Detection2357
18.1 images/sec
18180
448.1 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2208
54.4 Mpixels/sec
26563
1.30 Gpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3858
189.3 Mpixels/sec
31903
434.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR3505
47.8 Mpixels/sec
30382
24.4 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing3041
2.44 Mpixels/sec
17152
153.7 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion2042
18.3 Kpixels/sec
10369
331.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1930
61.7 Words/sec
6628
256.1 images/sec
Machine Learning2137
82.6 images/sec