AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX vs Intel Core i9 9960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX

Intel Core i9 9960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX with 32 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 9960X with 16 cores 3.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 85GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 22MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i9 9960X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +15%

1244

Intel Core i9 9960X

1075

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +142%

43450

Intel Core i9 9960X

17953

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +12%

1615

Intel Core i9 9960X

1432

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +58%

17022

Intel Core i9 9960X

10707

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +8%

1277

Intel Core i9 9960X

1173

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +74%

26498

Intel Core i9 9960X

15176

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +2%

2661

Intel Core i9 9960X

2608

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +105%

62727

Intel Core i9 9960X

30525

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX

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Intel Core i9 9960X

General Parameters

Jul 2020

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i9-9960X

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

85 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

16

64

Performance Core Threads

32

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

32

Total Core Count

16

64

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

35x

Multiplier

-

96 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

128 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

85 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9960X

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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