AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i9-7960X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and Intel Core i9-7960X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 5 3600XT

Intel Core i9-7960X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2760 vs 2498

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2020 vs September 2017
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 22528 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2760 vs 2498

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7960X

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28923 vs 18641
2.3x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 11415 vs 4915

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28923 vs 18641
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11415 vs 4915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7960X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2760

2498

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18641

28923

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4915

11415

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	Intel Core i9-7960X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2760	2498
PassMark - CPU mark	18641	28923
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4915	11415
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1111
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		21.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		175.691
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.437
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		31.909

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT	Intel Core i9-7960X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	July 2020	September 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	$1,810
OPN PIB	100-100000281BOX
Place in performance rating	920	940
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$1,899
Processor Number		i9-7960X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.99
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.80 GHz
L2 cache	3 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	22528 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	12	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
Maximum core temperature		98°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	44
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)