AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i7-7700K

Comparison of technical details, with different specifications, as well as performance in benchmarks between the processor for personal desktop computers, the Intel Core i7-7700K and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. The first has 4 cores, 8 threads, a base frequency of 4.2 GHz, a turbo frequency of 4.5 GHz, a cache of 8 MB, a TDP of 91 W. The second has more than 32 cores, a total of 64 threads, its initial frequency is 3.0 GHz, its maximum frequency reaches 4.2 GHz, its cache is 64 MB and its TDP is 250 W.

Specifications:

Processor	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX	Intel Core i7-7700K
Family	Ryzen+	Kaby Lake
Release date	Q4 2018	Q1 2017
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Cores	32	4
Threads	64	8
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	4.2 GHz
Turbo frequency	4.2 GHz	4.5 GHz
Cache	64 MB	8 MB
Max memory size	1000 GB	64 GB
Memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max PCIe lanes	60	16
TDP	250 W	91 W
Geekbench 4 single core	4,083	5,555
Geekbench 4 multi-core	28,427	18,316
Price	$1,700	$422
Amazon	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX	Intel Core i7-7700K
Ebay	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX	Intel Core i7-7700K

This table allows us to see what are the technical differences between the two processors. We notice that the processor AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has a higher number of cores, that the turbo frequency of the Intel Core i7-7700K is higher, that the heat dissipation power (TDP) of the Intel Core i7-7700K is lower. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX is more recent.

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Performances:

Processor	Geekbench 4 – Multi-core & single core score – Windows 64-bit
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX	4,083  28,427
Intel Core i7-7700K	5,555  18,316

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 36%. In multi-core, there is a gap of 55%.