Synthetics and Scientific
SiSoft Sandra 2016
In our synthetic multi-thread test, the Core i9-7960X is is enough to overtake both of the Threadripper processors from AMD and the 7980XE goes another step above that, moving into a 16% lead over the top AMD option. Taking advantage of more sophisticated AVX instructions than Threadripper has support for, the Core i9 processors take a commanding lead in the Multimedia sub-test. Raw memory bandwidth does benefit the AMD HEDT processors a bit, and they can definitely take advantage of that in some other benchmarks and workloads.
Geekbench 4.0.4
Single threaded Geekbench results on the 7980XE and the 7960X are higher than any of the AMD processors fall behind only the 7900X and Skylake/Kaby Lake mainstream CPUs. In the multi-threaded test, things are more interesting. The scores for the 7980XE and 7960X are nearly the same, with the higher core count processor just SLIGHTLY lower, interestingly. Both beat the Threadripper 1950X though even the Core i9-7900X is able to do that.
Euler 3D
The low thread count Euler results of the Core i9-7980XE and 7960X look a lot like the 7900X, but when you hit 8 and 12 threads, they not only jump past the 7900X but leap as much as 49% faster than the AMD Threadripper 1950X.
Intel 18C SL-X -$2000
AMD 32C
Intel 18C SL-X -$2000
AMD 32C EPYC 7551P -$2100
Want a *real* workstation ? You don’t want Intel then. Because single socket EPYC buries everything they’ve got. But the ‘press’ never mentions it. They just keep comparing $2000 Intel chips to $1000 Threadripper.
Bunch of shills. You’re right, workstation buyers *don’t* care about cost so much, which is exactly why they will spend the extra $100 on an EPYC, and leave this expensive, hot, zero value for money ‘kidde 18C’ junk from Intel in the trash, where it belongs.