AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 vs Intel Core i7 5960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 with 8 cores 1.7GHz and Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (10W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (3.0 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 1.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
+26%
1572
Intel Core i7 5960X
1244
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
5178
Intel Core i7 5960X
+28%
6669
General Parameters
Nov 2020
Release Date
Aug 2014
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Renoir
Core Architecture
Haswell E
-
Processor Number
i7-5960X
AMD Socket FP6
Socket
LGA-2011-3
Radeon Graphics 448SP
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ryzen Embedded (Zen 2 (Renoir))
Generation
-
Package
9.8 billions
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
10 W
Power Consumption
140 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
TSMC
Foundry
-
156 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Threads
16
1.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.15 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
8
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
17.0
Multiplier
30x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
-
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
40
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
