AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i7-5930K

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,955

Rank #267

vs
5,464

Rank #509

5,955
5,464

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 8.2% (Rank #267 vs #509)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,759

Rank #385

vs
5,583

Rank #495

5,759
5,583

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 3.1% (Rank #385 vs #495)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,248

Rank #199

vs
5,285

Rank #479

6,248
5,285

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 15.4% (Rank #199 vs #479)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,416

Rank #197

vs
4,815

Rank #517

5,416
4,815

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 11.1% (Rank #197 vs #517)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,007

Rank #118

vs
4,834

Rank #524

6,007
4,834

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 19.5% (Rank #118 vs #524)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,224

Rank #273

vs
4,896

Rank #469

5,224
4,896

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X wins by 6.3% (Rank #273 vs #469)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i7-5930K Diff
Cores
16
6
+62.5%
Threads
32
12
+62.5%
Base Frequency
3,400 MHz
3,500 MHz
-2.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
34x
35x
-2.9%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
62 KB
+95.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
14 MiB
+55.3%
Memory Channels
4
4
0%
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
68 GB/s
+14.4%
PCIe Lanes --
40
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
140 W
22.2% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i7-5930K
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1950X i7-5930K
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Whitehaven Haswell-E
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 LGA2011-v3
Package FCLGA-4094
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4 1333/1600/2133
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD
Core i7-5930K
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Core i7-5930K
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Core i7-5930K
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1950X
Core i7-5930K
i7-5930K

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Zen
Core i7-5930K
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Whitehaven
Core i7-5930K
Haswell-E

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
23
Core i7-5930K
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1
Core i7-5930K
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Core i7-5930K
LGA2011-v3

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
FCLGA-4094
Core i7-5930K

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Promontory
Core i7-5930K
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
DDR4-2666
Core i7-5930K
DDR4 1333/1600/2133

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Yes
Core i7-5930K
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Core i7-5930K
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Core i7-5930K
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop
Core i7-5930K
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
$999.00
Core i7-5930K
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
No
Core i7-5930K
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i7-5930K
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 356 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion 2,600
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
14 nm
Core i7-5930K
22 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
213 mm²
Core i7-5930K
356 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
9.60 billion
Core i7-5930K
2,600

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
GlobalFoundries
Core i7-5930K
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CMOS
Core i7-5930K
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
64-bit
Core i7-5930K
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-5930K
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i7-5930K
GPU -- None
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz

GPU

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Core i7-5930K
None

GPU Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Core i7-5930K
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
--
Core i7-5930K
1150 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i7-5930K
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64