AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i7 7740X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i7 7740X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i7 7740X with 4 cores 4.3GHz . 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 2 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 7740X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.8GHz)

Lower TDP (112W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +9%

1698

Intel Core i7 7740X

1553

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +135%

13003

Intel Core i7 7740X

5516

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Intel Core i7 7740X +1%

1291

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +345%

22262

Intel Core i7 7740X

5001

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i7 7740X +3%

2759

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +456%

54650

Intel Core i7 7740X

9824

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i7 7740X

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

May 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Kaby Lake

3960X

Processor Number

i7-7740X

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

112 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

4

48

Performance Core Threads

8

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.3 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

24

Total Core Count

4

48

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

38x

Multiplier

43x

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

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

256 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

42.7 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 7740X

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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