Intel Core i9 7960X vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Nov 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 2
Processor Number
i9-7960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
AM4
Power Consumption
165 W
105 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98 °C
-
Transistor Count
-
3.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
16
Performance Core Threads
32
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.7 GHz
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
32
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
28x
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
22 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,099
1,349
Cinebench R23
22,189
24,396
Geekbench 6
1,313
1,709
Geekbench 6
9,066
11,656
Passmark CPU
2,489
2,692
Passmark CPU
26,917
38,953
Cinebench 2024
-
72
Cinebench 2024
-
1,325