AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U vs Intel Core i7-5960X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Intel Core i7-5960X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

Intel Core i7-5960X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 57% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 66.8 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
9.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2333 vs 2094

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 May 2020 vs 1 September 2014
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 66.8 °C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2333 vs 2094

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5960X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13532 vs 9720

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
L3 cache	20 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13532 vs 9720

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5960X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2333

2094

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9720

13532

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U	Intel Core i7-5960X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2333	2094
PassMark - CPU mark	9720	13532
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1000
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7886
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		196.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		14.265

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U	Intel Core i7-5960X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell E
Launch date	7 May 2020	1 September 2014
OPN Tray	100-000000104
Place in performance rating	1026	1465
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$999
Price now		$768.99
Processor Number		i7-5960X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.11
Performance
Base frequency	2.5 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	20 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	66.8 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	5
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s
Die size		356 mm
Transistor count		2600 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Graphics
Execution Units	5
Graphics max frequency	1400 MHz
Number of pipelines	320
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 5	None
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4+1x4, 2x4+1x4+1x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)