AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i9-7960X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and Intel Core i9-7960X 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2654 vs 2497
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 Jul 2020 vs September 2017
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2654 vs 2497

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7960X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
  • 20 more threads: 32 vs 12
  • 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 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28849 vs 16172
  • 2.4x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 11415 vs 4837
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 16 vs 6
Number of threads 32 vs 12
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 28849 vs 16172
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 11415 vs 4837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7960X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2654
2497
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16172
28849
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
4837
11415
Name AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G Intel Core i9-7960X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2654 2497
PassMark - CPU mark 16172 28849
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4837 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 PRO 4650G Intel Core i9-7960X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date 21 Jul 2020 September 2017
OPN Tray 100-000000143
Place in performance rating 978 941
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $1,810
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 3.7 GHz 2.80 GHz
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 4.2 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 6 16
Number of GPU cores 7
Number of threads 12 32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1900 MHz
iGPU core count 7
Processor graphics Radeon Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 44
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)