Product Compare
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i9 9960X
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | Oct 2018 |
| Manufacturer | AMD | Intel |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Zen 2 | Skylake |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | N/A |
| Processor Number | i9-9960X | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 3.8 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA-2066 |
| Power Consumption | 105 W | 165 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 85 °C | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 16 | 16 |
| Performance Core Threads | 32 | 32 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 16 | 16 |
| Total Thread Count | 32 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 35x | |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 32 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 512 K per core | 1 MB per core |
| L3 Cache | 64 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 | 47.68 GB/s | 85 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 | 1349 | 1075 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 24396 | 17953 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1709 | 1432 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 11656 | 10707 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 2692 | 2608 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 38953 | 30525 |