Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with 4 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 11 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2133)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (45W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1057

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G +1%

1069

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +104%

9850

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

4819

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +6%

1244

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

1170

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +100%

6669

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

3331

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

892

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G +8%

966

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +80%

7026

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

3901

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1963

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G +19%

2344

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +36%

12655

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

9281

Intel Core i7 5960X

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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

General Parameters

Aug 2014

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Haswell E

Core Architecture

Picasso

i7-5960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon RX Vega 11

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

4.9 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

45-65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

16

Performance Core Threads

8

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

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Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

704

-

Texture Units

44

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

11

-

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

1.746 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 5960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

8

SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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