AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X with 24 cores 4.2GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL with 12 cores 1.7GHz . 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 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)
Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 1.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 7nm)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL 's Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
Apr 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Meteor Lake-PS
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
Intel Socket 1851
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Arc Xe-LPG 64EU
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Generation
Ultra 7 (Meteor Lake-PS)
Package
33.26 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
350 W
Power Consumption
15 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
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
1.7 GHz
5.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
10
-
Efficiency Core Threads
10
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1200 MHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
24
Total Core Count
12
48
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
42.0
Multiplier
17.0
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5
Depends on motherboard-5600
1 TB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
4
48
PCIe Lanes
8
