AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 32MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +18%

1551

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11464

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +204%

34932

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +27%

2173

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +42%

13003

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

668

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +201%

2011

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +29%

1644

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

8821

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +152%

22262

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +25%

3361

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +149%

54650

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Nov 2019

Amd

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Zen 2

-

Processor Number

3960X

AM4

Socket

sTRX4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

280 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

24

12

Performance Core Threads

48

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

24

12

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

38x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

64

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