Intel Core i7 X-Series 9800X 8-core LGA 2066

Intel Core i7 X-Series 9800X 8-core LGA 2066

Intel
62 Overall Score
vs
SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

SMC
80 Overall Score

Scores

Productivity
Intel
66
SMC
94
Server
Intel
53
SMC
90
Ai Llm
Intel
58
SMC
85
Budget
Intel
61
SMC
49
Gaming
Intel
58
SMC
51
Efficiency
Intel
51
SMC
42

Specifications

Intel Core i7 X-Series 9800XSMC EPYC 9555P
Processor
BrandIntelAMD
SeriesCore i7EPYC
Model9800X9555P
CodenameSkylake XTurin
Classdesktopserver
Process144★
Cores & Clocks
Cores864★
P-cores—64★
Threads
16
128
Base Clock
3,800
3,200
Boost Clock
4,400
4,400
Cache
L2 Cache864★
L3 Cache
16.5
256
Performance
PassMark Multi
18,117
135,217
PassMark Single
2,560
3,756
Memory
Memory TypeDDR4DDR5★
Max Speed
2,666
6,000
Channels4★—
ECC✗✓★
Platform & Power
SocketLGA 2066AMD Socket SP5
PCIe3.05.0
PCIe Lanes
44
128
TDP165★360
Max Turbo Power—400★
Unlocked✓★✗

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i7 X-Series 9800X 8-core LGA 2066

  • Strong platform (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong ai (77th percentile)
  • Strong social proof (75th percentile)
  • Strong multi thread (74th percentile)

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

  • Strong multi thread (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong ai (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong platform (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (91st percentile)91st %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: SMC EPYC 9555P

Scores 80 overall, wins 3 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 25 specs.

Intel Core i7 X-Series 9800X Better at:

BudgetGamingEfficiency

SMC EPYC 9555P Better at:

Ai LlmServerProductivity