Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i7 5960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz . 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

Lower TDP (140W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

Released 4 years late

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

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 68GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +5%

1057

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

9850

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +201%

29651

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1244

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

6669

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +12%

7480

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

892

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +9%

977

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

7026

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +146%

17328

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1963

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +16%

2278

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

12655

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +151%

31873

Intel Core i7 5960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

General Parameters

Aug 2014

Release Date

Aug 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Haswell E

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-5960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sTR4

140 W

Power Consumption

250 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

32

16

Performance Core Threads

64

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

8

Total Core Count

32

16

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

30x

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

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 5960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

60

SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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