AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i7-7500U

Comparison of technical details, with different specifications, as well as performance in benchmarks between the processor for personal computers, the Intel Core i7-7500U and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. The first has 2 cores, 4 threads, a base frequency of 2.7 GHz, a turbo frequency of 3.5 GHz, a cache of 4 MB, a TDP of 15 W. The second has more than 16 cores, a total of 32 threads, its initial frequency is 3.5 GHz, its maximum frequency reaches 4.4 GHz, its cache is 32 MB and its TDP is 180 W.

Specifications:

Processor	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	Intel Core i7-7500U
Family	Ryzen+	Kaby Lake
Release date	Q3 2018	Q3 2016
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm+
Cores	16	2
Threads	32	4
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Turbo frequency	4.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Cache	32 MB	4 MB
Max memory size	1000 GB	32 GB
Memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max PCIe lanes	60	12
TDP	180 W	15 W
Geekbench 4 single core	4,703	3,784
Geekbench 4 multi-core	34,518	7,291
Price	$880
Amazon	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	Intel Core i7-7500U
Ebay	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	Intel Core i7-7500U

This table allows us to see what are the technical differences between the two processors. We notice that the processor AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X has a higher number of cores, that the turbo frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is higher, that the heat dissipation power (TDP) of the Intel Core i7-7500U is lower. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X is more recent.

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Performances:

Processor	Geekbench 4 – Multi-core & single core score – Windows 64-bit
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	4,703  34,518
Intel Core i7-7500U	3,784  7,291

This graph allows us to better evaluate the power comparison between the two chips. For each value, it is an average of the last 250 results on the benchmark platform. We observe that the difference in single core is 24%. In multi-core, there is a gap of 373%.