Intel Core i5 7640X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

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Intel Core i5 7640X

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 7640X with 4 cores 4.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 7640X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 112W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 7640X

1419

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +56%

2218

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 7640X

3726

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +273%

13903

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 7640X

1237

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +47%

1819

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 7640X

4230

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +334%

18397

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 7640X

2505

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +38%

3471

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 7640X

6735

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X +577%

45659

Intel Core i5 7640X

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i5-7640X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

112 W

Power Consumption

105 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

16

4

Performance Core Threads

32

4.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

4

Total Core Count

16

4

Total Thread Count

32

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

39x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

42.7 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 7640X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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