AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-7960X
Summary
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
102%
Intel Core i9-7960X
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
106%
Intel Core i9-7960X
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
100%
Intel Core i9-7960X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
6% higher single threaded performance. |
40 watts lower power draw. |
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-7960X |
None |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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MMX | | | |
SSE | | | |
SSE2 | | | |
SSE3 | | | |
SSSE3 | | | |
SSE4A | | | |
SSE4.1 | | | |
SSE4.2 | | | |
AES | | | |
AVX | | | |
AVX2 | | | |
BMI1 | | | |
BMI2 | | | |
SHA | | | |
F16C | | | |
FMA3 | | | |
AMD64 | | | |
EVP | | | |
AMD-V | | | |
SMAP | | | |
SMEP | | | |
SMT | | | |
Precision Boost 2 | | | |
XFR 2 | | | |
EIST | | | |
Intel 64 | | | |
XD bit | | | |
VT-x | | | |
VT-d | | | |
HTT | | | |
AES-NI | | | |
TSX | | | |
TXT | | | |
CLMUL | | | |
Boost 2.0 | | | |
Boost 3.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | Intel_Kabylake |
Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
Codename | Zen 2 | vs | Skylake-X |
Release Date | Dec 2019 | vs | Sep 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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Cores | 12 | vs | 16 |
Threads | 24 | vs | 32 |
SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 1024 KB (per core) |
L3 Cache | 64MB | vs | 22528 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 2066 |
Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
Package | | vs | FC-LGA2066 |
Die Size | unknown | vs | 428mm² |
Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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Cpu Frequency | 3800 MHz | vs | 2800 MHz |
Turbo Clock | 4600 MHz | vs | 4400 MHz |
Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
Voltage | variable | vs | unknown |
TDP | 125 W | vs | 165 W |
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
5152 points
Intel Core i9-7960X
5280 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
62307 points
Intel Core i9-7960X
64512 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
3159
Intel Core i9-7960X
3177
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
206
Intel Core i9-7960X
194
points - higher is better