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    Intel Core i9-7960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

    Intel Core i9-7960X
    Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
    2800 MHz / Cores: 16 / Sep 2017
    Intel Core i9-7960X
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    AMD Socket SP3r2DESKTOP
    3500 MHz / Cores: 16 / May 2017
    AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i9-7960X
      109%
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i9-7960X
      116%
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i9-7960X
      103%
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-7960X

    16% higher single threaded performance.
    Around 9% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

    None
    Intel Core i9-7960X

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-7960X

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i9-7960XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    AVX2
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    HTT
    AES-NI
    TSX
    TXT
    CLMUL
    FMA3
    F16C
    BMI1
    BMI2
    Boost 2.0
    Boost 3.0
    3DNow!
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    SMT
    XFR

    Architecture

    Intel Core i9-7960XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Zen
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
    CodenameSkylake-XvsZen
    Release DateSep 2017vsMay 2017

    Cores

    Intel Core i9-7960XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    Cores16vs16
    Threads32vs32
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

    Cache

    Intel Core i9-7960XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache22528 KB (shared)vs32768 KB

    Physical

    Intel Core i9-7960XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    SocketIntel Socket 2066vsAMD Socket SP3r2
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageFC-LGA2066vsuPGA
    Die Size428mm²vs384mm²
    Process14 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i9-7960XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
    Cpu Frequency2800 MHzvs3500 MHz
    Turbo Clock4400 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsvariable
    TDP165 Wvs155 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i9-7960X
      5280 points
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
      3850 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i9-7960X
      64512 points
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
      75152 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i9-7960X
      3177
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
      3062

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i9-7960X
      194
    • AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
      167

    points - higher is better

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