AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i9-9960X

What is the difference between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Intel Core i9-9960X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Intel Core i9-9960X
Intel Core i9-9960X

Performance (Benchmarks)

1272Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score1107
19880Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score14226
55031PassMark CPU Mark Rating31264
2689PassMark Single Thread Rating2649
123343DMark Time Spy Physics Score12946

Processor Specs

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960XProcessorIntel Core i9-9960X
3800 MHzFrequency3100 MHz
4500 MHzMaximum Frequency4400 MHz
24Cores16
48Threads32
280 WTDP165 W
Castle PeakCodenameSkylake
sTRX4PackageSocket 2066 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1271Single-Core Score1096
2441Multi-Core Score13652
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.2.5 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

CentOS Linux 8Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Red Hat KVMModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
N/AMotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME X299-DELUXE
Power PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960XNameIntel Core i9-9960X
2 Processors, 2 CoresTopology1 Processor, 16 Cores, 32 Threads
AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 49 Stepping 0IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4
3.80 GHzBase Frequency3.10 GHz
Maximum Frequency4.39 GHz
PackageSocket 2066 LGA
CodenameSkylake-X
64.0 KB x 1L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 16
64.0 KB x 1L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 16
512 KB x 1L2 Cache1.00 MB x 16
16.0 MB x 1L3 Cache22.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

3.65 GBSize64.00 GB
Frequency1200 MHz
TypeDDR4 SDRAM
Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1271Single-Core Score1096
2230Crypto Score1574
1116Integer Score1018
1446Floating Point Score 1186
2230
3.80 GB/sec		AES-XTS1574
2.68 GB/sec
1143
5.78 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)950
4.81 MB/sec
1227
58.0 Mpixels/sec		Image Compression1220
57.7 Mpixels/sec
1098
3.10 MTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)895
2.52 MTE/sec
938
1.10 MElements/sec		HTML5938
1.10 MElements/sec
1025
321.0 Krows/sec		SQLite968
303.2 Krows/sec
1125
61.1 Mpixels/sec		PDF Rendering1102
59.8 Mpixels/sec
1081
344.4 KB/sec		Text Rendering1033
329.3 KB/sec
1133
8.83 Klines/sec		Clang1113
8.67 Klines/sec
1319
15.3 images/sec		Camera987
11.4 images/sec
1360
1.70 Mpairs/sec		N-Body Physics1030
1.29 Mpairs/sec
1253
7765.0 FPS		Rigid Body Physics1145
7091.2 FPS
1425
78.3 Mpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur775
42.6 Mpixels/sec
1343
10.3 images/sec		Face Detection1073
8.26 images/sec
1189
29.3 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection997
24.6 Mpixels/sec
2455
120.4 Mpixels/sec		Image Inpainting1863
91.4 Mpixels/sec
2548
34.7 Mpixels/sec		HDR2163
29.5 Mpixels/sec
1633
1.31 Mpixels/sec		Ray Tracing1417
1.14 Mpixels/sec
1106
9.91 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion1011
9.05 Kpixels/sec
1182
37.8 Words/sec		Speech Recognition1013
32.4 Words/sec
1120
43.3 images/sec		Machine Learning1147
44.3 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2441Multi-Core Score13652
3862Crypto Score10985
2191Integer Score13256
2745Floating Point Score 14954
3862
6.58 GB/sec		AES-XTS10985
18.7 GB/sec
2276
11.5 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)15597
78.9 MB/sec
2418
114.4 Mpixels/sec		Image Compression18556
877.8 Mpixels/sec
1947
5.49 MTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)7324
20.7 MTE/sec
2114
2.48 MElements/sec		HTML512518
14.7 MElements/sec
2048
641.5 Krows/sec		SQLite13650
4.28 Mrows/sec
2173
118.0 Mpixels/sec		PDF Rendering14855
806.2 Mpixels/sec
2021
643.9 KB/sec		Text Rendering11726
3.65 MB/sec
2252
17.5 Klines/sec		Clang16046
125.0 Klines/sec
2535
29.4 images/sec		Camera12487
144.7 images/sec
2311
2.89 Mpairs/sec		N-Body Physics12242
15.3 Mpairs/sec
2440
15117.7 FPS		Rigid Body Physics20054
124244.4 FPS
2271
124.8 Mpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur14541
799.3 Mpixels/sec
2635
20.3 images/sec		Face Detection15004
115.5 images/sec
2249
55.4 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection14999
369.7 Mpixels/sec
4671
229.2 Mpixels/sec		Image Inpainting21108
1.04 Gpixels/sec
5017
68.4 Mpixels/sec		HDR30571
416.6 Mpixels/sec
3739
3.00 Mpixels/sec		Ray Tracing22416
18.0 Mpixels/sec
2188
19.6 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion15131
135.6 Kpixels/sec
2260
72.3 Words/sec		Speech Recognition9097
290.8 Words/sec
2030
78.4 images/sec		Machine Learning5228
202.0 images/sec