Intel Core i9 7960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Intel Core i9 7960X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz . 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 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 79.47GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 22MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

1099

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +5%

1159

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

22189

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +18%

26292

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +1%

1313

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +8%

9066

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

8391

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +4%

1111

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +15%

13687

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

11876

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7960X +7%

2489

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7960X

26917

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +11%

29986

Intel Core i9 7960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

General Parameters

Sep 2017

Release Date

Oct 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-7960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

250 W

98 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

24

32

Performance Core Threads

48

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

16

Total Core Count

24

32

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28x

Multiplier

30x

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

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

44

PCIe Lanes

60

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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