AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i7 5960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Intel Core i7 5960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz 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 Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

Released 4 years late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 68GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 22nm)

Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (140W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Intel Core i7 5960X +5%

1057

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +201%

29651

Intel Core i7 5960X

9850

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Intel Core i7 5960X

1244

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +12%

7480

Intel Core i7 5960X

6669

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +9%

977

Intel Core i7 5960X

892

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +146%

17328

Intel Core i7 5960X

7026

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +16%

2278

Intel Core i7 5960X

1963

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +151%

31873

Intel Core i7 5960X

12655

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i7 5960X

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Aug 2014

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Haswell E

-

Processor Number

i7-5960X

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

140 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

8

64

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

32

Total Core Count

8

64

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Official Website

Intel Core i7 5960X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

40

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.2, AVX-2

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