Product Compare
AMD EPYC 8635P vs Intel Core i9 7960X
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | May 2026 | Sep 2017 |
| Manufacturer | AMD | Intel |
| Type | Server | Desktop |
| Core Architecture | Sorano | Skylake |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | N/A |
| Generation | EPYC (Zen 5 (Sorano)) | |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | |
| Processor Number | i9-7960X | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 99.78 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Socket | AMD Socket SP6 | LGA-2066 |
| Power Consumption | 225 W | 165 W |
| Foundry | TSMC | |
| Die Size | 12x70.6 mm² | |
| I/O Process Size | 6 nm | |
| Package | FC-LGA4844 | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 98 °C | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 1.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 84 | 16 |
| Total Thread Count | 168 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 16.0 | 28x |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB per core | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB per core | 1 MB per core |
| L3 Cache | 384 MB | 22 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Performance Cores | 16 | |
| Performance Core Threads | 32 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR5-6400 | DDR4-2666 |
| Max Memory Channels | 6 | 4 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 307.2 GB/s | 79.47 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | Yes | No |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 5 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 96 | 44 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512 | |