AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i9-7960X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 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 4500

Intel Core i9-7960X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
11x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2597 vs 2459

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs September 2017
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2597 vs 2459

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
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 98°C vs 95 °C
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28494 vs 16127
2.4x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 11415 vs 4822

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	98°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 3 MB
L3 cache	22528 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28494 vs 16127
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11415 vs 4822

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7960X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2597

2459

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16127

28494

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4822

11415

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4500	Intel Core i9-7960X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2597	2459
PassMark - CPU mark	16127	28494
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4822	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 4500	Intel Core i9-7960X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	September 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$129	$1,810
Place in performance rating	981	943
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	3.6 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	156 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	22528 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	98°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	16
Number of threads	12	32
Transistor count	9800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	44
PCI Express revision	3.0	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)