CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
CORE STATE
Matisse
CORE SPECS
16 Cores / 32 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.5 Base / 4.7 GHz Turbo
CACHE
64 MB
MAX TDP
105W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen 2
PROCESS
7 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2019
VS
INTEL
Core i9-7960X
CORE STATE
Skylake-X
CORE SPECS
16 Cores / 32 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.8 Base / 4.4 GHz Turbo
CACHE
22 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
165W
ARCHITECTURE
Skylake
PROCESS
14 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2017
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
3dmark_16_threads
3dmark_2_threads
3dmark_4_threads
3dmark_8_threads
3dmark_max_threads
3dmark_single_thread
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
geekbench_multicore
geekbench_singlecore
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
9 3950X
i9-7960X
Core Specs
Cores
16
16
0.0%
Threads
32
32
0.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.5
2.8
-20.0%
Boost Clock (GHz)
4.7
4.4
-6.4%
Frequency (GHz)
3.5
2.8
-20.0%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
4.7
4.4
-6.4%
Multiplier
35
28
-20.0%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
64 KB (per core)
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
512 KB (per core)
1 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
64 MB
22 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
105
165
+57.1%
PPT
142 W
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Architecture
Architecture
Zen 2
Skylake
Codename
Matisse
Skylake-X
Generation
Ryzen 9
(Zen 2 (Matisse))
Core i9
(X-Series 7th Gen)
Process Size
7 nm
14 nm
Transistors
7,600 million
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Die Size
2x 74 mmĀ²
484 mmĀ²
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR4
DDR4
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Quad-channel
Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
85.3 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
Intel Socket 2066
Chipsets
A300, X300, A320, B350, X370, B450, X470, A520, B550, X570
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PCIe
Gen 4, 24 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 3, 44 Lanes(CPU only)
AMD Multi-Die
IO Process Size
12 nm
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Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
Active
End-of-life
Launch Price
$749
$1699
Part Number
100-000000051100-100000051WOF
SR3RR
Package
ĀµOPGA-1331
FC-LGA2066
Tj Max
ā
98Ā°C
Bundled Cooler
ā
None