AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core 5 120F
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Nov 2019
Jun 2025
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 2
-
Processor Number
3960X
120F
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Package
Transistor Count
23.5 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
10 nm
Socket
sTRX4
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
280 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
68 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
24
6
Performance Core Threads
48
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
24
6
Total Thread Count
48
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38x
25
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
256 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
4
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
95.37 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,307
1,707
Cinebench R23
34,932
12,236
Geekbench 6
1,698
2,305
Geekbench 6
13,003
9,773