AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i9-7960X
What is the difference between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Intel Core i9-7960X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1272 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 1115 |
| 19880 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 14355 |
| 55031 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 26629 |
| 2689 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2541 |
| 12334 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Processor | Intel Core i9-7960X |
| 3800 MHz | Frequency | 2800 MHz |
| 4500 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4200 MHz |
| 24 | Cores | 16 |
| 48 | Threads | 32 |
| 280 W | TDP | 165 W |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Skylake |
| sTRX4 | Package | Socket 2066 LGA |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1271 | Single-Core Score | 1122 |
| 2441 | Multi-Core Score | 13591 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| CentOS Linux 8 | Operating System | macOS 11.5 (Build 20G71) |
| Red Hat KVM | Model | MacPro7,1 |
| Model ID | MacPro7,1 | |
| N/A | Motherboard | Acidanthera Mac-27AD2F918AE68F61 MacPro7,1 |
CPU Specifications
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Name | Intel Core i9-7960X |
| 2 Processors, 2 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 16 Cores, 32 Threads |
| AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 49 Stepping 0 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4 |
| 3.80 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.80 GHz |
| 64.0 KB x 1 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 16 |
| 64.0 KB x 1 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 16 |
| 512 KB x 1 | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB x 16 |
| 16.0 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 22.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 3.65 GB | Size | 32.00 GB |
| Transfer Rate | 3000 MT/s | |
| Type | DDR4 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1271 | Single-Core Score | 1122 |
|---|---|---|
| 2230 | Crypto Score | 1499 |
| 1116 | Integer Score | 1055 |
| 1446 | Floating Point Score | 1204 |
| 2230 3.80 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1499 2.56 GB/sec |
| 1143 5.78 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1169 5.91 MB/sec |
| 1227 58.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1088 51.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1098 3.10 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1023 2.88 MTE/sec |
| 938 1.10 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 946 1.11 MElements/sec |
| 1025 321.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 1011 316.9 Krows/sec |
| 1125 61.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 1040 56.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1081 344.4 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1047 333.7 KB/sec |
| 1133 8.83 Klines/sec | Clang | 1061 8.27 Klines/sec |
| 1319 15.3 images/sec | Camera | 1122 13.0 images/sec |
| 1360 1.70 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1019 1.27 Mpairs/sec |
| 1253 7765.0 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1290 7991.4 FPS |
| 1425 78.3 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 781 42.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1343 10.3 images/sec | Face Detection | 1126 8.67 images/sec |
| 1189 29.3 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 1014 25.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 2455 120.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 2148 105.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 2548 34.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1963 26.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1633 1.31 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1360 1.09 Mpixels/sec |
| 1106 9.91 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 988 8.85 Kpixels/sec |
| 1182 37.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1078 34.4 Words/sec |
| 1120 43.3 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1079 41.7 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 2441 | Multi-Core Score | 13591 |
|---|---|---|
| 3862 | Crypto Score | 10555 |
| 2191 | Integer Score | 13168 |
| 2745 | Floating Point Score | 15013 |
| 3862 6.58 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 10555 18.0 GB/sec |
| 2276 11.5 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 18080 91.4 MB/sec |
| 2418 114.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 18117 857.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 1947 5.49 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 7230 20.4 MTE/sec |
| 2114 2.48 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 12906 15.2 MElements/sec |
| 2048 641.5 Krows/sec | SQLite | 14760 4.62 Mrows/sec |
| 2173 118.0 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 10224 554.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2021 643.9 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 11153 3.47 MB/sec |
| 2252 17.5 Klines/sec | Clang | 15993 124.6 Klines/sec |
| 2535 29.4 images/sec | Camera | 14471 167.7 images/sec |
| 2311 2.89 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 11250 14.1 Mpairs/sec |
| 2440 15117.7 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 24327 150716.3 FPS |
| 2271 124.8 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 14604 802.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2635 20.3 images/sec | Face Detection | 17888 137.7 images/sec |
| 2249 55.4 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 14303 352.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 4671 229.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 23232 1.14 Gpixels/sec |
| 5017 68.4 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 25432 346.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 3739 3.00 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 23196 18.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 2188 19.6 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 13645 122.2 Kpixels/sec |
| 2260 72.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 8953 286.2 Words/sec |
| 2030 78.4 images/sec | Machine Learning | 5099 197.0 images/sec |