AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-3960X

What is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i7-3960X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

899Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score798
4914Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score4606
12343PassMark CPU Mark Rating8612
2079PassMark Single Thread Rating1813

Processor Specs

AMD Ryzen 5 1600ProcessorIntel Core i7-3960X
3200 MHzFrequency3300 MHz
3600 MHzMaximum Frequency3900 MHz
6Cores6
12Threads12
65 WTDP130 W
Summit RidgeCodenameSandy Bridge E
Socket AM4 (1331)PackageFCLGA2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

909Single-Core Score799
4164Multi-Core Score4944
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.2.3 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTSOperating SystemMicrosoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME B350-PLUSMotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X79-DELUXE
Power PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 1600NameIntel Core i7-3960X
1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 1 Stepping 1IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7
3.60 GHzBase Frequency3.30 GHz
Maximum Frequency5.70 GHz
PackageSocket 2011 LGA
CodenameSandy Bridge-E
64.0 KB x 6L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 6
32.0 KB x 6L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 6
512 KB x 6L2 Cache256 KB x 6
8.00 MB x 2L3 Cache15.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

15.63 GBSize64.00 GB
Frequency1066 MHz
TypeDDR3 SDRAM
Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

909Single-Core Score799
1790Crypto Score815
800Integer Score774
999Floating Point Score 852
1790
3.05 GB/sec
AES-XTS815
1.39 GB/sec
787
3.98 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)983
4.97 MB/sec
914
43.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression859
40.7 Mpixels/sec
750
2.12 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)776
2.19 MTE/sec
710
834.2 KElements/sec
HTML5731
858.4 KElements/sec
751
235.2 Krows/sec
SQLite739
231.6 Krows/sec
835
45.3 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering787
42.7 Mpixels/sec
684
218.0 KB/sec
Text Rendering683
217.7 KB/sec
806
6.28 Klines/sec
Clang726
5.66 Klines/sec
1011
11.7 images/sec
Camera725
8.40 images/sec
827
1.03 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics835
1.04 Mpairs/sec
989
6127.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics761
4715.4 FPS
1041
57.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur729
40.1 Mpixels/sec
967
7.44 images/sec
Face Detection753
5.80 images/sec
821
20.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection822
20.3 Mpixels/sec
1678
82.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1273
62.5 Mpixels/sec
1681
22.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR1456
19.8 Mpixels/sec
1229
986.9 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing926
743.4 Kpixels/sec
821
7.36 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion568
5.09 Kpixels/sec
784
25.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition944
30.2 Words/sec
658
25.4 images/sec
Machine Learning647
25.0 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

4164Multi-Core Score4944
4958Crypto Score5698
4165Integer Score4817
4028Floating Point Score 5095
4958
8.45 GB/sec
AES-XTS5698
9.71 GB/sec
4170
21.1 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)6712
33.9 MB/sec
5348
253.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression6037
285.6 Mpixels/sec
2779
7.84 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)3306
9.32 MTE/sec
4422
5.19 MElements/sec
HTML54436
5.21 MElements/sec
4560
1.43 Mrows/sec
SQLite5069
1.59 Mrows/sec
4493
243.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering5044
273.7 Mpixels/sec
3464
1.08 MB/sec
Text Rendering4519
1.41 MB/sec
4776
37.2 Klines/sec
Clang4932
38.4 Klines/sec
4063
47.1 images/sec
Camera4121
47.8 images/sec
4783
5.98 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics5030
6.29 Mpairs/sec
5905
36580.7 FPS
Rigid Body Physics6163
38180.5 FPS
4886
268.6 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur4308
236.8 Mpixels/sec
4257
32.8 images/sec
Face Detection5207
40.1 images/sec
2701
66.6 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection5292
130.4 Mpixels/sec
3821
187.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting7348
360.5 Mpixels/sec
7289
99.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR8357
113.9 Mpixels/sec
8408
6.75 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing6095
4.89 Mpixels/sec
3291
29.5 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion3484
31.2 Kpixels/sec
2169
69.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition4529
144.8 Words/sec
1707
66.0 images/sec
Machine Learning2765
106.8 images/sec