AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i5 6600

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i5 6600

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i5 6600 with 4 cores 3.3GHz . 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 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i5 6600 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +25%

1307

Intel Core i5 6600

1042

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +816%

34932

Intel Core i5 6600

3810

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +39%

1698

Intel Core i5 6600

1215

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +327%

13003

Intel Core i5 6600

3041

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +32%

1266

Intel Core i5 6600

953

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +569%

22262

Intel Core i5 6600

3325

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +18%

2671

Intel Core i5 6600

2246

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +812%

54650

Intel Core i5 6600

5989

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i5 6600

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Sep 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Skylake

3960X

Processor Number

i5-6600

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 530

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

1.75 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

4

48

Performance Core Threads

4

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

24

Total Core Count

4

48

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

33x

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

6 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

256 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

34.1 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1150 MHz

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 6600

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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