AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i3 4170

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Intel Core i3 4170

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i3 4170 with 2 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR3-1600)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 25.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 3MB)

Intel Core i3 4170 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (54W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +47%

1307

Intel Core i3 4170

887

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +1705%

34932

Intel Core i3 4170

1935

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +69%

1698

Intel Core i3 4170

1001

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +570%

13003

Intel Core i3 4170

1938

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +48%

1266

Intel Core i3 4170

855

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +1121%

22262

Intel Core i3 4170

1823

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +29%

2671

Intel Core i3 4170

2056

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +1437%

54650

Intel Core i3 4170

3555

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i3 4170

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Mar 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Haswell

3960X

Processor Number

i3-4170

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1150

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 4400

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1150

280 W

Power Consumption

54 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

2

48

Performance Core Threads

4

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

24

Total Core Count

2

48

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

-

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

3 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600

256 GB

Max Memory Size

32 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

25.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1150 MHz

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 4170

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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