AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i7 8700K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i7 8700K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i7 8700K with 6 cores 3.7GHz . 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 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 8700K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (95W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +7%

1307

Intel Core i7 8700K

1215

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +299%

34932

Intel Core i7 8700K

8734

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +15%

1698

Intel Core i7 8700K

1475

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +105%

13003

Intel Core i7 8700K

6339

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +2%

1266

Intel Core i7 8700K

1233

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +235%

22262

Intel Core i7 8700K

6632

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i7 8700K +2%

2748

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +300%

54650

Intel Core i7 8700K

13661

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i7 8700K

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Oct 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

3960X

Processor Number

i7-8700K

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

95 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

3.7 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

24

Total Core Count

6

48

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

37x

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

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 8700K

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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