Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2014
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Haswell E
Zen+
Processor Number
i7-5960X
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
9.6 billions
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
12 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
sTR4
Power Consumption
140 W
180 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
68 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2048 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
87.62 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,057
1,180
Cinebench R23
9,850
15,269
Geekbench 6
1,244
1,077
Geekbench 6
6,669
7,251
Passmark CPU
1,963
2,446
Passmark CPU
12,655
24,659
Geekbench 5
-
1,106
Geekbench 5
-
10,796