AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X with 24 cores 4.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 8600G with 6 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 4.2GHz)
Lower TDP (65W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
Jan 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
AM5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 760M
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
Package
33.26 billions
Transistor Count
25 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
350 W
Power Consumption
45-65 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
4x70.6 mm²
Die Size
178 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
388 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
6
-
Performance Core Threads
12
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
5.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
24
Total Core Count
6
48
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
42.0
Multiplier
43x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
6 MB
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
1 TB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2800 MHz
-
Shader Units
512
-
Texture Units
32
-
Raster Operation Units
16
-
Execution Units
8
-
Power Consumption
15
-
Graphics Performance
2.87 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
16 TOPS
