Product Compare
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i9 7960X
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Jul 2019 | Sep 2017 |
| Manufacturer | AMD | Intel |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Matisse | Skylake |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | N/A |
| Processor Number | i9-7960X | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 3.8 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA-2066 |
| Power Consumption | 65 W | 165 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 95 °C | 98 °C |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 6 | 16 |
| Performance Core Threads | 12 | 32 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 6 | 16 |
| Total Thread Count | 12 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 28x |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 512 K per core | 1 MB per core |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB shared | 22 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2666 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 79.47 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | Yes | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | 44 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 1269 | 1099 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 9245 | 22189 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1640 | 1313 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 7084 | 9066 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 2565 | 2489 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 17685 | 26917 |