AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX vs Intel Core i7 5960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX

Intel Core i7 5960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX with 64 cores 2.7GHz and Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 22nm)

Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.7GHz)

Lower TDP (140W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +16%

1231

Intel Core i7 5960X

1057

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +643%

73220

Intel Core i7 5960X

9850

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +28%

1595

Intel Core i7 5960X

1244

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +129%

15338

Intel Core i7 5960X

6669

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +41%

1263

Intel Core i7 5960X

892

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +359%

32289

Intel Core i7 5960X

7026

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +32%

2596

Intel Core i7 5960X

1963

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +549%

82252

Intel Core i7 5960X

12655

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX

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Intel Core i7 5960X

General Parameters

Jul 2020

Release Date

Aug 2014

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Haswell E

-

Processor Number

i7-5960X

sWRX8

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

140 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

8

128

Performance Core Threads

16

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

64

Total Core Count

8

128

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

27x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

256 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

4

204.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX

Official Website

Intel Core i7 5960X

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

128

PCIe Lanes

40

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.2, AVX-2

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