AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i9-9960X
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
| 9% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 171% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 90% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-9960X |
| 115 watts lower power draw. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
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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 Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
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| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Quad-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Matisse | vs | Skylake-X |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | vs | Oct 2018 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
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| Cores | 32 | vs | 16 |
| Threads | 64 | vs | 32 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
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| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB | vs | 22MB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket TR4 | vs | Intel Socket 2066 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | sTRX4 | vs | FC-LGA2066 |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i9-9960X | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4500 MHz | vs | 4500 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 280 W | vs | 165 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better