i9-7980XE vs EPYC 4245P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 4245P outperforms Core i9-7980XE by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 349 | 377 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 64.75 | 2.55 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i9 |
| Power efficiency | 28.85 | 10.84 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Grado (2025) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 13 May 2025 (recently) | 1 September 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $239 | $1,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 4245P has 2439% better value for money than i9-7980XE.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 4245P and Core i9-7980XE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 24.75 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 70.6 mm2 | 484 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 94 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,315 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 4245P and Core i9-7980XE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM5 | FCLGA2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 4245P and Core i9-7980XE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
EPYC 4245P and Core i9-7980XE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 4245P and Core i9-7980XE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 4245P and Core i9-7980XE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 85.33 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 4245P and Core i9-7980XE.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 44 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.44 | 18.55 |
| Recency | 13 May 2025 | 1 September 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 18 |
| Threads | 12 | 36 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
EPYC 4245P has a 4.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.
i9-7980XE, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD EPYC 4245P and Intel Core i9-7980XE.
Be aware that EPYC 4245P is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-7980XE is a desktop one.
Other comparisons
We've compiled a selection of CPU comparisons, ranging from closely matched processors to other comparisons that may be of interest.
