Intel Core i9 7960X vs AMD Ryzen 3 5425U

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 5425U with 4 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 8MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 4 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR4x-4267 vs DDR4-2666)

Lower TDP (10W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1313

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U +18%

1561

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +77%

9066

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U

5107

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1111

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U +17%

1302

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +189%

13687

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U

4724

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

2489

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U +17%

2935

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +129%

26917

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U

11707

Intel Core i9 7960X

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AMD Ryzen 3 5425U

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Jan 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Barcelo

i9-7960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

FP6

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000)

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

FP6

165 W

Power Consumption

10-25 W

98 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

4

32

Performance Core Threads

8

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

32

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28x

Multiplier

27x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

22 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267

128 GB

Max Memory Size

32 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1600 MHz

-

Shader Units

384

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Power Consumption

15 W

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

44

PCIe Lanes

16

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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