Intel Cascade Lake-X To Offer 2X Better Perf Per Dollar Than AMD Ryzen Threadripper

Intel has said that their next-gen Core-X processors ‘Cascade Lake-X’ will offer better performance per dollar versus AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper CPUs. The latest tidbit was revealed by Intel during IFA and reveals that their next-generation high-end desktop CPUs might actually be priced aggressively against Threadripper CPUs which have almost demolished Intel in the HEDT market.

Intel Cascade Lake-X to offer up to 2x performance per dollar compared to AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPUs. (Image Credits: Hardware.info).

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Intel To Offer 2X Better Performance Per Dollar With Cascade Lake-X ‘Core-X’ CPUs Compared To AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 2nd Gen Chips

We know that Intel is making new Core-X processors which will be part of their Cascade Lake-X line. The new processors will be compatible with existing and refreshed LGA 2066 socket motherboards since the only change they have to offer would be slightly higher PCIe lanes and higher clocks while being based on the 14nm++ process node.

In the slide shared by Intel (via Hardware.info) which confirms that the processors will be available in the coming month, it is stated that the Cascade Lake-X processors offer much better perf per $ compared to their Skylake-X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors. Intel has taken Skylake-X as the baseline and compared to that, the Cascade Lake-X processors will offer 1.74x to 2.09x better performance per dollar. This is also better than the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX flagship 32 core, the Threadripper 2970WX 24 core, and the Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16 core processors.

Intel has not stated what performance metric they are using to compare these processors but it could be one of their ‘real-usage’ tests which recently sparked a super controversial discussion since Intel was basically saying that reviewers need to revise their testing methodology and use benchmarks that reflect actual consumer usage rather than those aimed at a niche. The HEDT lineups already fall in a niche market should include benchmarks that Intel doesn’t consider to be relevant such as Cinebench and other rendering applications.

Anyways, moving on we can see that Intel is considering some massive price updates with their upcoming line which is the only reason we are looking at higher performance per dollar since Intel can only get too far away with clock speeds which are already at their upper limit on the current lineup. The 18 core flagship, the Core i9-9980XE currently costs $2000 US compared to the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores that costs $1800 US (lower with price cuts considering Ryzen Threadripper 3000 is just on the horizon).

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Intel HEDT Processor Families:

Intel HEDT Family	Gulftown	Sandy Bridge-E	Ivy Bridge-E	Haswell-E	Broadwell-E	Skylake-X	Skylake-X	Skylake-X	Cascade Lake-X
Process Node	32nm	32nm	22nm	22nm	14nm	14nm+	14nm+	14nm+	14nm++
Flagship SKU	Core i7-980X	Core i7-3960X	Core i7-4960X	Core i7-5960X	Core i7-6950X	Core i9-7980XE	Core i9-9980XE	Xeon W-3175X	TBD
Max Cores/Threads	6/12	6/12	6/12	8/16	10/20	18/36	18/36	28/56	18/36
Clock Speeds	3.33/3,60 GHz	3.30/3.90 GHz	3.60/4.00 GHz	3.00/3.50 GHz	3.00/3.50 GHz	2.60/4.20 GHz	3.00/4.50 GHz	3.10/4.30 GHz	TBD
Max Cache	12 MB L3	15 MB L3	15 MB L3	20 MB L3	25 MB L3	24.75 MB L3	24.75 MB L3	38.5 MB L3	24.75 MB L3
Max PCI-Express Lanes (CPU)	32 Gen2	40 Gen2	40 Gen3	40 Gen3	40 Gen3	44 Gen3	44 Gen3	44 Gen3	44 Gen3
Chipset Compatiblity	X58 Chipset	X79 Chipset	X79 Chipset	X99 Chipset	X99 Chipset	X299	X299	C612E	X299
Socket Compatiblity	LGA 1366	LGA 2011	LGA 2011	LGA 2011-3	LGA 2011-3	LGA 2066	LGA 2066	LGA 3647	LGA 2066
Memory Compatiblity	DDR3-1066	DDR3-1600	DDR3-1866	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2800	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Max TDP	130W	130W	130W	140W	140W	165W	165W	255W	165W?
Launch	Q1 2010	Q4 2011	Q3 2013	Q3 2014	Q2 2016	Q3 2017	Q4 2018	Q4 2018	2H 2019
Launch Price	$999 US	$999 US	$999 US	$1059 US	$1700 US	$1999 US	$1979 US	~$4000 US	TBD

Intel is also shifting their Xeon W lineup over to the LGA 3647 socket so that eases up production and supply for the HEDT market. It looks like we will be looking at more performance and specification details in the coming month so we will keep you posted as soon as we hear more from Intel.

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