AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX vs Intel Core i9 7960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

Intel Core i9 7960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX with 16 cores 3.9GHz and Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 22MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +27%

1401

Intel Core i9 7960X

1099

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +22%

27175

Intel Core i9 7960X

22189

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

867

Intel Core i9 7960X +51%

1313

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

2253

Intel Core i9 7960X +302%

9066

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +17%

1301

Intel Core i9 7960X

1111

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +10%

15072

Intel Core i9 7960X

13687

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +7%

2664

Intel Core i9 7960X

2489

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +49%

40223

Intel Core i9 7960X

26917

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

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Intel Core i9 7960X

General Parameters

Jul 2020

Release Date

Sep 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i9-7960X

sWRX8

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

165 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

98 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

16

32

Performance Core Threads

32

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

16

Total Core Count

16

32

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

39x

Multiplier

28x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

22 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

4

204.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

79.47 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

Official Website

Intel Core i9 7960X

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

128

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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