AMD Epyc 7542 vs Intel Core i7-3960X

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AMD Epyc 7542
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Intel Core i7-3960X
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AMD Epyc 7542
Intel Core i7-3960X
Key Differences Key Differences AMD Epyc 7542 Intel Core i7-3960X
Cores 32 6
CPU Threads 64 12
Base Clock Speed 2.9GHz 3.3GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 3.4GHz 3.9GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 225W 130W
Has integrated graphics No No
Performance per watt 56.4 37.6
Performance Performance AMD Epyc 7542 Intel Core i7-3960X
CPU Speed & Cores 32 x 2.9GHz 6 x 3.3GHz
Number of CPU Threads 64 12
L2 Cache Size 16MB 1.5MB
L3 Cache Size 128MB 15MB
Turbo Boost Frequency 3.4GHz 3.9GHz
L1 Cache Size 2048KB 384KB
L2 Core 0.5MB/core 0.25MB/core
L3 Core 4MB/core 2.5MB/core
Does it have an unlocked multiplier No Yes
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Clock Multiplier Not Known 33
Features Features AMD Epyc 7542 Intel Core i7-3960X
Has AES Support Yes Yes
Supported SSE Version 4.2 4.2
Has AVX Support Yes Yes
Has MMX Tech Support Yes Yes
Has F16C Support Yes No
Has FMA4 Instructions Support No No
Has Multithreading Tech Support Yes Yes
Has NX Processor Bit Support Yes Yes
Has FMA3 Instructions Support Yes No
Supports CPU Throttling No Yes
Supports ARM TrustZone Tech No No
General info General info AMD Epyc 7542 Intel Core i7-3960X
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 14nm 32nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 225W 130W
PCI Express Version 4 2
Does it have Integrated Graphics No No
DirectX Version Info Not Known 10.1
Transistor Count Not Known 2270 million
OpenGL Driver Version Not Known 3
OpenGL Driver Version Not Known 1.1
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Memory Memory AMD Epyc 7542 Intel Core i7-3960X
RAM Memory Speed 3200MHz 1600MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 190.7GB/s 51.2GB/s
Max Memory Channels 8 4
Supported Memory Size 4000GB 64GB
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support Yes No
DDR Type Memory Version 4 3
Bus Bandwidth Not Known 5GT/s
Benchmarks Benchmarks AMD Epyc 7542 Intel Core i7-3960X
PassMark Score Not Known 8866
PassMark Score (Single Thread) Not Known 1815
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 12691 4887
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 978 818
Blender Score (bmw27) Not Known 426.4seconds
Blender Score (Classroom) Not Known 1513.8seconds
PassMark Score (Overclocked) Not Known 10059
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 56.4 37.6

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