AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i5 14500

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i5 14500

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i5 14500 with 14 cores 2.6GHz . 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 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 24MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i5 14500 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 2 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core i5 14500 +47%

1934

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +59%

34932

Intel Core i5 14500

21949

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i5 14500 +57%

2667

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

13003

Intel Core i5 14500 +14%

14869

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i5 14500 +52%

4060

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +57%

54650

Intel Core i5 14500

34661

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i5 14500

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jan 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

3960X

Processor Number

i5-14500

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

154 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

2.6 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

24

Total Core Count

14

48

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

26x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1550 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 14500

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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