i7-980 vs EPYC 8534P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 8534P outperforms Core i7-980 by a whopping 942% 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 | 88 | 1632 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.93 | 0.21 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 8.67 | 1.28 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Siena (2023−2024) | Gulftown (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 18 September 2023 (2 years ago) | 26 June 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,950 | $1,109 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 8534P has 3200% better value for money than i7-980.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 8534P and Core i7-980 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4.8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 4x 73 mm2 | 239 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 69 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 75 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 35,500 million | 1,170 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 8534P and Core i7-980 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 |
| Socket | SP6 | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 8534P and Core i7-980. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
EPYC 8534P and Core i7-980 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 8534P and Core i7-980 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 8534P and Core i7-980. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 24 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 8534P and Core i7-980.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 96 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 41.04 | 3.94 |
| Recency | 18 September 2023 | 26 June 2011 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 6 |
| Threads | 128 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 130 Watt |
EPYC 8534P has a 941.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 966.7% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
i7-980, on the other hand, has 53.8% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 8534P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-980 in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 8534P is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-980 is a desktop one.
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