Core X Perf Per Watt Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com. Core i7 7740X: Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NV132 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.0, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.1, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Core i7 7820X: Processor: Intel Core i7-7820X @ 4.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NV132 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.0, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.1, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Core i9 7900X: Processor: Intel Core i7-7900X @ 4.50GHz (20 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NV132 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.0, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.1, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Core i9 7960X: Processor: Intel Core i9-7960X @ 4.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 2020, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NV132 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.0, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.1, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (32 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB Force MP500, Graphics: NV132 11264MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Device e0b1 + Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-11-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.0, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 17.2.1, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 847.40 |============= Core i7 7820X ............ 1571.97 |======================== Core i9 7900X ............ 1964.10 |============================== Core i9 7960X ............ 2829.10 |=========================================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 2188.70 |================================= OpenSSL 1.0.1g RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 6.63 |========================== Core i7 7820X ............ 8.27 |================================ Core i9 7900X ............ 8.97 |=================================== Core i9 7960X ............ 11.52 |============================================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 10.25 |======================================== OpenSSL 1.0.1g System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ MIN: 74 AVG: 128 MAX: 135 Core i7 7820X ............ MIN: 93 AVG: 190 MAX: 203 Core i9 7900X ............ MIN: 93 AVG: 219 MAX: 236 Core i9 7960X ............ MIN: 116 AVG: 246 MAX: 263 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . MIN: 117 AVG: 214 MAX: 240 Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 2390.04 |=================================== Core i7 7820X ............ 2902.40 |=========================================== Core i9 7900X ............ 2875.29 |=========================================== Core i9 7960X ............ 2829.13 |========================================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 109.67 |== Himeno Benchmark 3.0 Poisson Pressure Solver MFLOPS Per Watt > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 25.69 |============================================= Core i7 7820X ............ 24.88 |============================================ Core i9 7900X ............ 23.39 |========================================= Core i9 7960X ............ 22.21 |======================================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 0.85 |= Himeno Benchmark 3.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ MIN: 70 AVG: 93 MAX: 99 Core i7 7820X ............ MIN: 86 AVG: 117 MAX: 126 Core i9 7900X ............ MIN: 107 AVG: 123 MAX: 130 Core i9 7960X ............ MIN: 105 AVG: 127 MAX: 140 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . MIN: 118 AVG: 128 MAX: 130 x264 2017-09-08 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 232.48 |================== Core i7 7820X ............ 411.66 |================================ Core i9 7900X ............ 506.83 |======================================= Core i9 7960X ............ 572.01 |============================================ Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 370.33 |============================ x264 2017-09-08 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ MIN: 71 AVG: 101 MAX: 132 Core i7 7820X ............ MIN: 210 AVG: 210 MAX: 210 Core i9 7900X ............ MIN: 93 AVG: 98 MAX: 104 Core i9 7960X ............ MIN: 125 AVG: 125 MAX: 125 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . MIN: 174 AVG: 174 MAX: 174 TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3a Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 283.50 |================== Core i7 7820X ............ 397.95 |========================== Core i9 7900X ............ 527.22 |================================== Core i9 7960X ............ 679.16 |============================================ Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 467.56 |============================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3a Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping FPS Per Watt > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 2.11 |============================== Core i7 7820X ............ 2.30 |================================= Core i9 7900X ............ 2.45 |=================================== Core i9 7960X ............ 3.22 |============================================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 2.18 |=============================== TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3a System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ MIN: 69 AVG: 135 MAX: 141 Core i7 7820X ............ MIN: 86 AVG: 173 MAX: 193 Core i9 7900X ............ MIN: 214 AVG: 216 MAX: 217 Core i9 7960X ............ MIN: 107 AVG: 211 MAX: 233 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . MIN: 118 AVG: 214 MAX: 239 NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.C Total Mop/s > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 406.04 |============= Core i7 7820X ............ 742.64 |======================== Core i9 7900X ............ 925.33 |============================== Core i9 7960X ............ 1339.50 |=========================================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 1084.57 |=================================== NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 Test / Class: EP.C Total Mop/s Per Watt > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 3.08 |==================== Core i7 7820X ............ 3.51 |======================= Core i9 7900X ............ 3.80 |========================= Core i9 7960X ............ 7.11 |============================================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 5.02 |================================ NAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ MIN: 69 AVG: 132 MAX: 140 Core i7 7820X ............ MIN: 211 AVG: 212 MAX: 212 Core i9 7900X ............ MIN: 93 AVG: 243 MAX: 278 Core i9 7960X ............ MIN: 93 AVG: 188 MAX: 294 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . MIN: 118 AVG: 216 MAX: 266 FFTW 3.3.6 Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048 Mflops > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 27406 |============================================= Core i7 7820X ............ 18456 |============================== Core i9 7900X ............ 20531 |================================== Core i9 7960X ............ 22488 |===================================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 16396 |=========================== FFTW 3.3.6 Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048 Mflops Per Watt > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 296.12 |============================================ Core i7 7820X ............ 163.98 |======================== Core i9 7900X ............ 165.67 |========================= Core i9 7960X ............ 174.42 |========================== Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 123.92 |================== FFTW 3.3.6 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ MIN: 80 AVG: 93 MAX: 99 Core i7 7820X ............ MIN: 98 AVG: 113 MAX: 128 Core i9 7900X ............ MIN: 118 AVG: 124 MAX: 137 Core i9 7960X ............ MIN: 123 AVG: 129 MAX: 147 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . MIN: 130 AVG: 132 MAX: 138 Meta Performance Per Watt Performance Per Watt Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better Core i7 7740X ............ 6266.60 |=========================================== Core i7 7820X ............ 4814.19 |================================= Core i9 7900X ............ 5364.59 |===================================== Core i9 7960X ............ 6032.98 |========================================= Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . 4049.30 |============================ System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts Core i7 7740X ............ MIN: 69 AVG: 100 MAX: 141 Core i7 7820X ............ MIN: 85 AVG: 128 MAX: 212 Core i9 7900X ............ MIN: 91 AVG: 143 MAX: 278 Core i9 7960X ............ MIN: 93 AVG: 146 MAX: 294 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X . MIN: 116 AVG: 145 MAX: 266