Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i7 5960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz . 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 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (140W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1057

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +19%

1262

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

9850

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +668%

75671

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +9%

1244

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

6669

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +68%

11211

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

892

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +41%

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

7026

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +290%

27453

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1963

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +30%

2564

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

12655

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +534%

80316

Intel Core i7 5960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

General Parameters

Aug 2014

Release Date

Jan 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Haswell E

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-5960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sTRX4

140 W

Power Consumption

280 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

64

16

Performance Core Threads

128

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

8

Total Core Count

64

16

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

29x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 5960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

40

PCIe Lanes

64

SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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