Intel Core i9 9960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX

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Intel Core i9 9960X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9960X with 16 cores 3.1GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX with 64 cores 2.7GHz . 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

Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2.7GHz)

Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 85GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 22MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

1075

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +14%

1231

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

17953

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +307%

73220

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

1432

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +11%

1595

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

10707

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +43%

15338

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

1173

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +7%

1263

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

15176

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +112%

32289

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

2608

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX

2596

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9960X

30525

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX +169%

82252

Intel Core i9 9960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-9960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sWRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

280 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

64

32

Performance Core Threads

128

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

16

Total Core Count

64

32

Total Thread Count

128

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

27x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

22 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

8

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3995WX

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

128

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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