Intel Core i9 7960X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . 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)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X's Advantages

Released 4 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 22MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1102

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +36%

1506

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +7%

15089

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

14067

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1313

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +18%

1561

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +8%

9066

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

8390

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1111

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +46%

1625

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +44%

13687

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

9452

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

2489

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +35%

3363

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +1%

26917

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

26541

Intel Core i9 7960X

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 3

i9-7960X

Processor Number

Vermeer

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

98 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

16

Total Core Count

8

32

Total Thread Count

16

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

28x

Multiplier

34x

64K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

1MB per core

L2 Cache

4M

22MB shared

L3 Cache

32MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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