Intel Core i9-7960X vs AMD Athlon 5150

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,468

Rank #122

vs
3,991

Rank #1,897

6,468
3,991

Core i9-7960X wins by 38.3% (Rank #122 vs #1897)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,209

Rank #200

vs
3,777

Rank #1,903

6,209
3,777

Core i9-7960X wins by 39.2% (Rank #200 vs #1903)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,857

Rank #115

vs
4,313

Rank #1,715

6,857
4,313

Core i9-7960X wins by 37.1% (Rank #115 vs #1715)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,470

Rank #187

vs
4,499

Rank #1,537

5,470
4,499

Core i9-7960X wins by 17.8% (Rank #187 vs #1537)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,649

Rank #172

vs
4,467

Rank #1,550

5,649
4,467

Core i9-7960X wins by 20.9% (Rank #172 vs #1550)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,653

Rank #149

vs
4,475

Rank #1,573

5,653
4,475

Core i9-7960X wins by 20.8% (Rank #149 vs #1573)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7960X Athlon 5150 Diff
Cores
16
4
+75%
Threads
32
4
+87.5%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
1,600 MHz
+42.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
28x
16x
+42.9%
L1 Cache
1,024 KB
62 KB
+93.9%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
2 MiB
+88.1%
L3 Cache
22 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
25 W
84.8% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
28 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-7960X Athlon 5150
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7960X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Kabini
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket Socket AM1
Package FCLGA-2066 µOPGA-721
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,699.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-7960X
Intel
Athlon 5150
AMD

Family

Core i9-7960X
Core
Athlon 5150
--

Series

Core i9-7960X
i9-7900
Athlon 5150
--

Model Number

Core i9-7960X
i9-7960X
Athlon 5150
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7960X
Skylake
Athlon 5150
--

Core Name

Core i9-7960X
Skylake
Athlon 5150
Kabini

Core Family

Core i9-7960X
6
Athlon 5150
--

Core Model

Core i9-7960X
85
Athlon 5150
--

Socket

Core i9-7960X
Socket
Athlon 5150
Socket AM1

Package

Core i9-7960X
FCLGA-2066
Athlon 5150
µOPGA-721

Chipset

Core i9-7960X
Lewisburg
Athlon 5150
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7960X
DDR4-2666
Athlon 5150
DDR3

ECC Support

Core i9-7960X
No
Athlon 5150
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7960X
3.0
Athlon 5150
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7960X
x16, x8, x4
Athlon 5150
--

Market Segment

Core i9-7960X
Desktop
Athlon 5150
Desktop

Release Price

Core i9-7960X
$1,699.00
Athlon 5150
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7960X
No
Athlon 5150
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7960X Athlon 5150
Process 14 nm 28 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 107 mm²
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7960X
14 nm
Athlon 5150
28 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7960X
484 mm²
Athlon 5150
107 mm²

Manufacturer

Core i9-7960X
Intel
Athlon 5150
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Core i9-7960X
CMOS
Athlon 5150
--

Word Size

Core i9-7960X
64-bit
Athlon 5150
--

ISA

Core i9-7960X
x86-64 (x86)
Athlon 5150
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7960X Athlon 5150
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
MMX
NX
PowerNow!
Protected
RdRand
Real
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64