Intel Core i9 7960X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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Intel Core i9 7960X

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz . 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

Lower TDP (165W vs 170W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages

Released 5 years late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 22MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1099

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +84%

2033

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

22189

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +31%

29242

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1313

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +124%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

9066

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +110%

19092

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1111

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +104%

2277

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

13687

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +49%

20503

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

2489

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +73%

4317

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

26917

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +93%

52013

Intel Core i9 7960X

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i9-7960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

170 W

98 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

12

32

Performance Core Threads

24

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

16

Total Core Count

12

32

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28x

Multiplier

47x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

-

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

22 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

44

PCIe Lanes

24

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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