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Intel Core i7-11800H vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2021
Intel Core i7-11800H
Intel Core i7-11800H
Released
Q1/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-11800H or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-11800H has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q2/2021.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 64 Cores. Power consumption of 280 W. Released in Q1/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    314 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7% better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 280 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-11800H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    135 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    145 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    99 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    121 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    201 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    271 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    460 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    219 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    134 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    71 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 21% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 8 times more cores

    64 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    128 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    1 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    351 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    5 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    186 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    4 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    34 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-11800H Intel Core i7-11800H
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000H left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.30 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 64
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 128
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow
  • Shader
    256 left arrow
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    11 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Intel Core i7-11800H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 2048 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 72
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-11800H and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 280 W
  • TDP down
    35 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-11800H and Intel Core i7-11800H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    24.00 MB left arrow 256.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Tiger Lake H left arrow Castle Peak (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1787 left arrow TRX4 (sTRX4)
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q1/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-11800H and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1492
Intel Core i7-11800H
1254
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
12180
Intel Core i7-11800H
74422
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
577
Intel Core i7-11800H
495
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
4930
Intel Core i7-11800H
24763
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1559
Intel Core i7-11800H
1219
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8949
Intel Core i7-11800H
34670
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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