Intel Core i9 7960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D with 6 cores 3.3GHz . 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)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 10 months late

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

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 22MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1099

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +27%

1402

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +46%

14950

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

10232

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1313

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +59%

2089

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

9066

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

9119

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1111

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +43%

1595

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +63%

13687

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

8392

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

2489

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +29%

3224

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +22%

26917

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

22039

Intel Core i9 7960X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Jul 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Skylake

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i9-7960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

105 W

98 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

74 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

12 nm

-

I/O Die Size

125 mm²

-

Package

µOPGA-1331

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

-

32

Performance Core Threads

-

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

16

Total Core Count

6

32

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28x

Multiplier

33.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

22 MB shared

L3 Cache

96 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

-

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 5 5600X3D

3.0

PCIe Version

4

44

PCIe Lanes

20

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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