AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i9 7960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages
Released 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1088
Intel Core i9 7960X
+1%
1099
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
7506
Intel Core i9 7960X
+195%
22189
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1164
Intel Core i9 7960X
+12%
1313
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5236
Intel Core i9 7960X
+73%
9066
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1048
Intel Core i9 7960X
+6%
1111
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5787
Intel Core i9 7960X
+136%
13687
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
2370
Intel Core i9 7960X
+5%
2489
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13981
Intel Core i9 7960X
+92%
26917
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Sep 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i9-7960X
AM4
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
165 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
98 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
16
12
Performance Core Threads
32
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
28x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
