Intel Core i5 8500 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Nov 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Zen 2
Processor Number
i5-8500
3960X
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
sTRX4
Power Consumption
65 W
280 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
68 °C
Transistor Count
-
23.5 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
24
Performance Core Threads
6
48
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
6
24
Total Thread Count
6
48
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
38x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
128 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
95.37 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,051
1,307
Cinebench R23
5,502
34,932
Geekbench 6
1,372
1,698
Geekbench 5
1,022
-
Geekbench 6
5,468
13,003
Geekbench 5
4,846
-
Blender
98
-
Passmark CPU
2,460
-
Passmark CPU
9,561
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