Intel Core i9 7960X vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

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Intel Core i9 7960X

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700E with 8 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (45W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +5%

1099

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

1046

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +178%

22189

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

7973

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +13%

1313

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

1160

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +106%

9066

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

4393

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +11%

1111

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

999

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +106%

13687

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

6616

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +3%

2489

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

2409

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +85%

26917

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

14516

Intel Core i9 7960X

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-7960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

45 W

98 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

16

Total Core Count

8

32

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28x

Multiplier

28x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

22 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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