AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i7-4960X

What is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Core i7-4960X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

1178Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score836
5189Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score4970
13360PassMark CPU Mark Rating9943
2533PassMark Single Thread Rating2079
50313DMark Time Spy Physics Score6057

Processor Specs

AMD Ryzen 5 3500XProcessorIntel Core i7-4960X
3600 MHzFrequency3600 MHz
4100 MHzMaximum Frequency4000 MHz
6Cores6
6Threads12
65 WTDP130 W
MatisseCodenameIvy Bridge E
Socket AM4 (1331)PackageFCLGA2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1185Single-Core Score836
4909Multi-Core Score4438
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF B450M-PRO GAMINGMotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X79-DELUXE
AMD Ryzen High PerformancePower PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 3500XNameIntel Core i7-4960X
1 Processor, 6 CoresTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 113 Stepping 0IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 62 Stepping 4
3.59 GHzBase Frequency3.60 GHz
4074 MHzMaximum Frequency4.00 GHz
Socket AM4 (1331)PackageSocket 2011 LGA
MatisseCodenameIvy Bridge-E
32.0 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
16.0 MB x 2L3 Cache15.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

32.00 GBSize16.00 GB
1330 MHzFrequency667 MHz
DDR4 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1185Single-Core Score836
2139Crypto Score936
1039Integer Score800
1342Floating Point Score 896
2139
3.65 GB/sec
AES-XTS936
1.60 GB/sec
1260
6.37 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1007
5.09 MB/sec
1240
58.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression928
43.9 Mpixels/sec
920
2.59 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)779
2.20 MTE/sec
872
1.02 MElements/sec
HTML5731
857.9 KElements/sec
892
279.4 Krows/sec
SQLite726
227.4 Krows/sec
1045
56.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering788
42.7 Mpixels/sec
962
306.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering759
241.7 KB/sec
1055
8.22 Klines/sec
Clang750
5.84 Klines/sec
1194
13.8 images/sec
Camera773
8.96 images/sec
1367
1.71 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics877
1.10 Mpairs/sec
1189
7367.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics869
5380.9 FPS
1434
78.8 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur751
41.3 Mpixels/sec
1250
9.63 images/sec
Face Detection824
6.35 images/sec
1015
25.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection840
20.7 Mpixels/sec
2279
111.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1485
72.8 Mpixels/sec
2017
27.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR1518
20.7 Mpixels/sec
1534
1.23 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing970
778.9 Kpixels/sec
983
8.81 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion593
5.32 Kpixels/sec
1223
39.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1014
32.4 Words/sec
1015
39.2 images/sec
Machine Learning577
22.3 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

4909Multi-Core Score4438
3035Crypto Score3280
4578Integer Score4422
5940Floating Point Score 4666
3035
5.17 GB/sec
AES-XTS3280
5.59 GB/sec
5934
30.0 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)6288
31.8 MB/sec
6534
309.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression6083
287.8 Mpixels/sec
2067
5.83 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2195
6.19 MTE/sec
5228
6.14 MElements/sec
HTML54333
5.09 MElements/sec
5013
1.57 Mrows/sec
SQLite4996
1.57 Mrows/sec
4861
263.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering4954
268.9 Mpixels/sec
2896
922.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering3548
1.10 MB/sec
5776
45.0 Klines/sec
Clang4945
38.5 Klines/sec
5174
60.0 images/sec
Camera4092
47.4 images/sec
6134
7.67 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics5178
6.48 Mpairs/sec
6701
41515.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics6379
39518.8 FPS
6205
341.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur4204
231.1 Mpixels/sec
6871
52.9 images/sec
Face Detection5126
39.5 images/sec
4224
104.1 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection4853
119.6 Mpixels/sec
9152
449.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting6912
339.1 Mpixels/sec
9402
128.1 Mpixels/sec
HDR8767
119.5 Mpixels/sec
9464
7.60 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing6332
5.08 Mpixels/sec
5072
45.4 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion3744
33.5 Kpixels/sec
4708
150.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition3067
98.1 Words/sec
2255
87.1 images/sec
Machine Learning1501
58.0 images/sec