Phoronix conducted nearly 400 benchmarks comparing the Intel Xeon 678X workstation processor to the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X. The testing aimed to evaluate performance and power efficiency across a wide range of workloads.
The Intel Xeon 678X, featuring 48 cores/96 threads, operates at a 2.4GHz base frequency and up to 4.9GHz turbo, with a 300W base and 360W maximum turbo power draw. It supports up to eight channels of DDR5-6400 or MRDIMM-8000 memory, though the HP Z4 G6i workstation used in testing was configured with quad-channel DDR5-6400.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X boasts 64 Zen 5 cores/128 threads, a 3.2GHz base clock, and up to 5.4GHz boost, with a 350W TDP. Benchmarks were performed with the Threadripper 9980X at both its full 64-core configuration and a 48-core/96-thread configuration to match the Xeon 678X. To achieve the 48-core setup, six cores were enabled per eight CCDs, with two disabled.
The testing environment utilized Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with the Linux 7.0 kernel and GCC 15.2 compiler on both the HP Z4 G6i (Xeon 678X) and a System76 Thelio Major (Threadripper 9980X). The Thelio Major was equipped with four channels of 32GB DDR5-5600 memory. Both systems ran in performance scaling governor and EPP modes, with all software at its default settings. System76 provided the Thelio Major for long-term testing.
Read the original coverage
💬 Comments
📜 Comment Policy