AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X vs Intel Core i9 9960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X Intel Core i9 9960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 9960X with 16 cores 3.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 22MB)

Intel Core i9 9960X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 2 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Lower TDP (165W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

1054

Intel Core i9 9960X +1%

1070

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

15038

Intel Core i9 9960X +18%

17841

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

1134

Intel Core i9 9960X +26%

1432

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

7690

Intel Core i9 9960X +39%

10707

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

933

Intel Core i9 9960X +25%

1173

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

10059

Intel Core i9 9960X +50%

15176

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

2289

Intel Core i9 9960X +13%

2608

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

22610

Intel Core i9 9960X +35%

30525

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

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Intel Core i9 9960X

General Parameters

Aug 2017

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i9-9960X

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

180 W

Power Consumption

165 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

16

24

Performance Core Threads

32

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

12

Total Core Count

16

24

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

35x

Multiplier

-

96 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

22 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

85 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9960X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

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

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