Intel Core i9 7960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2017
Aug 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen+
Processor Number
i9-7960X
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
12 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
sTR4
Power Consumption
165 W
250 W
Peak Operating Temperature
98 °C
68 °C
Transistor Count
-
19.2 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
32
Performance Core Threads
32
64
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
16
32
Total Thread Count
32
64
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
28x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 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
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2048 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
87.42 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,099
-
Cinebench R23
22,189
-
Geekbench 6
1,313
1,253
Geekbench 6
9,066
7,480
Passmark CPU
2,489
2,278
Passmark CPU
26,917
31,873
Geekbench 5
-
977
Geekbench 5
-
17,328