AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X vs Intel Core i3 4170
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X with 24 cores 4.2GHz and Intel Core i3 4170 with 2 cores 3.7GHz . 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 10 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 1600)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 3MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 22nm)
Intel Core i3 4170 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Lower TDP (54W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
Mar 2015
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Haswell
-
Processor Number
i3-4170
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
LGA-1150
N/A
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 4400
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Generation
-
Package
33.26 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
350 W
Power Consumption
54 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
TSMC
Foundry
-
4x70.6 mm²
Die Size
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
388 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
2
-
Performance Core Threads
4
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
5.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
24
Total Core Count
2
48
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
42.0
Multiplier
-
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
3 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
1 TB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
3.0
48
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
