Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 with 6 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (10W vs 140W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
1244
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516
+24%
1547
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 5960X
+19%
6669
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516
5569
General Parameters
Aug 2014
Release Date
Nov 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Haswell E
Core Architecture
Renoir
i7-5960X
Processor Number
-
LGA-2011-3
Socket
AMD Socket FP6
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics 384SP
-
Generation
Ryzen Embedded (Zen 2 (Renoir))
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
9.8 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
10 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
156 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
16
Performance Core Threads
-
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.95 GHz
8
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30x
Multiplier
21.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
-
4
Max Memory Channels
2
68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3
40
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
