AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9 9960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Intel Core i9 9960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i9 9960X with 16 cores 3.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 85GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 22MB)

Intel Core i9 9960X's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (165W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +7%

1159

Intel Core i9 9960X

1075

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +46%

26292

Intel Core i9 9960X

17953

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Intel Core i9 9960X +10%

1432

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

8391

Intel Core i9 9960X +27%

10707

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Intel Core i9 9960X +10%

1173

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

11876

Intel Core i9 9960X +27%

15176

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Intel Core i9 9960X +12%

2608

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

29986

Intel Core i9 9960X +1%

30525

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Intel Core i9 9960X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i9-9960X

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

250 W

Power Consumption

165 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

16

48

Performance Core Threads

32

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

24

Total Core Count

16

48

Total Thread Count

32

100MHz

Bus Frequency

-

30x

Multiplier

-

96K per core

L1 Cache

32K per core

512K per core

L2 Cache

1MB per core

64MB shared

L3 Cache

22MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

2048GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

85 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9960X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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