AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i5 11600KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Intel Core i5 11600KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i5 11600KF 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)

Intel Core i5 11600KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 4 months late

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 11600KF +19%

1564

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +209%

34932

Intel Core i5 11600KF

11277

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i5 11600KF +32%

2258

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +39%

13003

Intel Core i5 11600KF

9291

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Intel Core i5 11600KF +37%

1737

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +174%

22262

Intel Core i5 11600KF

8122

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i5 11600KF +25%

3358

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +179%

54650

Intel Core i5 11600KF

19553

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i5 11600KF

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

i5-11600KF

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

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

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 11600KF

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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