Intel Core i9 9960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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Intel Core i9 9960X

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9960X with 16 cores 3.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 22MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

1075

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +18%

1269

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +94%

17953

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

9245

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

1432

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +14%

1640

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +51%

10707

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

7084

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

1173

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +5%

1240

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +114%

15176

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

7078

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +1%

2608

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

2565

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X +72%

30525

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

17685

Intel Core i9 9960X

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Matisse

i9-9960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

6

32

Performance Core Threads

12

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

16

Total Core Count

6

32

Total Thread Count

12

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

36x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

22 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

16

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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