AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X vs Intel Core i7 7740X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X with 24 cores 4.2GHz and Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 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 8 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i7 7740X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 4.2GHz)
Lower TDP (112W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
May 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-7740X
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Generation
-
Package
33.26 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
350 W
Power Consumption
112 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
4x70.6 mm²
Die Size
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
388 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
8
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
5.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
24
Total Core Count
4
48
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
42.0
Multiplier
43x
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
8 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
1 TB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
42.7 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
3.0
48
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
