AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i7-3960X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
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Intel Core i7-3960X
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Intel Core i7-3960X
Key Differences Key Differences AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Intel Core i7-3960X
Cores 24 6
CPU Threads 48 12
Base Clock Speed 3GHz 3.3GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 4.2GHz 3.9GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 250W 130W
Has integrated graphics No No
Performance per watt 41.3 37.6
Performance Performance AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Intel Core i7-3960X
CPU Speed & Cores 24 x 3GHz 6 x 3.3GHz
Number of CPU Threads 48 12
L2 Cache Size 12.29MB 1.5MB
L3 Cache Size 32.77MB 15MB
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.2GHz 3.9GHz
L1 Cache Size 2250KB 384KB
L2 Core 0.51MB/core 0.25MB/core
Does it have an unlocked multiplier Yes Yes
L3 Core 1.36MB/core 2.5MB/core
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Clock Multiplier 35 33
Uses ARM HMP No No
Features Features AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Intel Core i7-3960X
Has AES Support Yes Yes
Supports CPU Throttling 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 ARM TrustZone Tech No No
General info General info AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Intel Core i7-3960X
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 12nm 32nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 250W 130W
Transistor Count 9600 million 2270 million
Does it have Integrated Graphics No No
PCI Express Version Not Known 2
DirectX Version Info Not Known 10.1
OpenGL Driver Version Not Known 3
OpenGL Driver Version Not Known 1.1
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Memory Memory AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Intel Core i7-3960X
RAM Memory Speed 2933MHz 1600MHz
Max Memory Channels 4 4
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support Yes No
DDR Type Memory Version 4 3
Max Memory Bandwidth Not Known 51.2GB/s
Supported Memory Size Not Known 64GB
Bus Bandwidth Not Known 5GT/s
Benchmarks Benchmarks AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Intel Core i7-3960X
PassMark Score 26494 8866
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 2362 1815
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 10327 4887
Cinebench R20 Score (Single Thread) 431 Not Known
Cinebench R20 Score (Multi-Thread) 10008 Not Known
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 1016 818
Blender Score (bmw27) 85.6seconds 426.4seconds
Blender Score (Classroom) 288.2seconds 1513.8seconds
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 31793 10059
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 41.3 37.6

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