AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs Intel Core i9-7960X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Intel Core i9-7960X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
- 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Launch date | September 2018 vs September 2017 |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 14 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 165 Watt |
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 8% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
- Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 98°C vs 95°C
- Around 78% 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
- Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2498 vs 2269
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28923 vs 13465
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 16 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 32 vs 12 |
Maximum frequency | 4.20 GHz vs 3.9 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 98°C vs 95°C |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 576 KB |
L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) vs 3 MB |
L3 cache | 22528 KB (shared) vs 16 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2498 vs 2269 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 28923 vs 13465 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7960X
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 | Intel Core i9-7960X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2269 | 2498 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 13465 | 28923 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1111 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 13236 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 11415 | |
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 PRO 2600 | Intel Core i9-7960X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen | Skylake |
Family | AMD Ryzen PRO Processors | |
Launch date | September 2018 | September 2017 |
OPN Tray | YD260BBBM6IAF | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Place in performance rating | 987 | 940 |
Series | AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors | Intel® Core™ X-series Processors |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,810 | |
Price now | $1,899 | |
Processor Number | i9-7960X | |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 3.99 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 2.80 GHz |
Die size | 192 mm | |
L1 cache | 576 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB | 1024 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB | 22528 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 98°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.9 GHz | 4.20 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 16 |
Number of threads | 12 | 32 |
Transistor count | 4800 million | |
Unlocked | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
Number of QPI Links | 0 | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
Supported memory frequency | 2933 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA2066 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
Thermal Solution | Not included | PCG 2017X |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 44 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units | 2 | |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |