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

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
5,540

Rank #455

6,468
5,540

Core i9-7960X wins by 14.3% (Rank #122 vs #455)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,209

Rank #200

vs
5,682

Rank #435

6,209
5,682

Core i9-7960X wins by 8.5% (Rank #200 vs #435)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,857

Rank #115

vs
5,326

Rank #456

6,857
5,326

Core i9-7960X wins by 22.3% (Rank #115 vs #456)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,470

Rank #187

vs
4,891

Rank #454

5,470
4,891

Core i9-7960X wins by 10.6% (Rank #187 vs #454)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,649

Rank #172

vs
5,134

Rank #349

5,649
5,134

Core i9-7960X wins by 9.1% (Rank #172 vs #349)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,653

Rank #149

vs
4,972

Rank #410

5,653
4,972

Core i9-7960X wins by 12% (Rank #149 vs #410)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7960X Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G Diff
Cores
16
6
+62.5%
Threads
32
12
+62.5%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
3,700 MHz
-24.3%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
28x
37x
-24.3%
L1 Cache
1,024 KB
62 KB
+93.9%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
22 MiB
8 MiB
+65.3%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
65 W
60.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
7 nm
50% more

General Information

Specification Core i9-7960X Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7960X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Renoir
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket Socket AM4
Package FCLGA-2066 µOPGA-1331
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4
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
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
AMD

Family

Core i9-7960X
Core
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

Series

Core i9-7960X
i9-7900
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

Model Number

Core i9-7960X
i9-7960X
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7960X
Skylake
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

Core Name

Core i9-7960X
Skylake
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
Renoir

Core Family

Core i9-7960X
6
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

Core Model

Core i9-7960X
85
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

Socket

Core i9-7960X
Socket
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
Socket AM4

Package

Core i9-7960X
FCLGA-2066
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Core i9-7960X
Lewisburg
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7960X
DDR4-2666
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
DDR4

ECC Support

Core i9-7960X
No
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7960X
3.0
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7960X
x16, x8, x4
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

Market Segment

Core i9-7960X
Desktop
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
Desktop

Release Price

Core i9-7960X
$1,699.00
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7960X
No
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7960X Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
Process 14 nm 7 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor Count -- 9,800
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7960X
14 nm
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
7 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7960X
484 mm²
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
156 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-7960X
--
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
9,800

Manufacturer

Core i9-7960X
Intel
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
TSMC

Technology

Core i9-7960X
CMOS
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

Word Size

Core i9-7960X
64-bit
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

ISA

Core i9-7960X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7960X Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
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
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
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