Intel Core i9 7960X vs AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 3300X with 4 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1099

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X +17%

1289

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +121%

14950

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

6750

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1313

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X +28%

1685

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +54%

9066

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

5874

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1111

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X +20%

1337

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +145%

13687

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

5577

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

2489

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X +6%

2660

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +112%

26917

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

12651

Intel Core i9 7960X

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AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Apr 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-7960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

98 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

4

32

Performance Core Threads

8

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

32

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28x

Multiplier

38x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

22 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

16

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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