AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i5 11600K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i5 11600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i5 11600K with 6 cores 3.9GHz . 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

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 50GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i5 11600K 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 4 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.8GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core i5 11600K +19%

1564

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +209%

34932

Intel Core i5 11600K

11277

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i5 11600K +35%

2295

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +42%

13003

Intel Core i5 11600K

9108

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Intel Core i5 11600K +30%

1650

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +186%

22262

Intel Core i5 11600K

7766

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i5 11600K +25%

3353

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +178%

54650

Intel Core i5 11600K

19635

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i5 11600K

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Mar 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

3960X

Processor Number

i5-11600K

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

6

48

Performance Core Threads

12

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

24

Total Core Count

6

48

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

64

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.46 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 11600K

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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