Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

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Intel Core i7 5960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX with 32 cores 3.6GHz . 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

Lower TDP (140W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 7 months late

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

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1057

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX +39%

1475

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

9850

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX +447%

53977

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1244

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX +60%

1992

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

6669

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX +109%

13993

Intel Core i7 5960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

General Parameters

Aug 2014

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Haswell E

Core Architecture

Chagall PRO

i7-5960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AMD Socket WRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 3 (Chagall))

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

16.6 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AMD Socket WRX8

140 W

Power Consumption

280 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

4x81 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

14 nm

-

I/O Die Size

416 mm²

-

Package

sWRX8

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

-

16

Performance Core Threads

-

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

32

16

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

36.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

-

4

Max Memory Channels

8

68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

-

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 5960X

Official Website

-

3.0

PCIe Version

4

40

PCIe Lanes

128

SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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