Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Head-to-head processor comparison
Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #104
Rank #115
Core i9-9960X wins by 1.5% (Rank #104 vs #115)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #176
Rank #75
Ryzen 5 7600 wins by 7.7% (Rank #176 vs #75)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #94
Rank #228
Core i9-9960X wins by 14.7% (Rank #94 vs #228)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #160
Rank #178
Core i9-9960X wins by 1.3% (Rank #160 vs #178)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #147
Rank #227
Core i9-9960X wins by 6.2% (Rank #147 vs #227)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #135
Rank #193
Core i9-9960X wins by 4.7% (Rank #135 vs #193)
Side-by-side comparison of key specifications
| Specification | Core i9-9960X | Ryzen 5 7600 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cores |
16
|
6
|
+62.5% |
| Threads |
32
|
12
|
+62.5% |
| Base Frequency |
3,100 MHz
|
3,800 MHz
|
-18.4% |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core) |
4,400 MHz
|
-- | |
| Turbo Frequency (2 cores) |
4,400 MHz
|
-- | |
| Clock Multiplier |
31x
|
38x
|
-18.4% |
| L1 Cache |
1,024 KB
|
62 KB
|
+93.9% |
| L2 Cache |
16 MiB
|
1 MiB
|
+94% |
| L3 Cache |
22 MiB
|
31 MiB
|
-27.9% |
| 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
|
5 nm
|
64.3% more |
| Specification | Core i9-9960X | Ryzen 5 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Family | Core | -- |
| Series | i9-9000 | -- |
| Model Number | i9-9960X | -- |
| Microarchitecture | Skylake | -- |
| Core Name | Skylake X Refresh | Raphael |
| Core Family | 6 | -- |
| Socket | Socket | Socket AM5 |
| Package | FCLGA-2066 | FC-LGA1718 |
| Chipset | Lewisburg | -- |
| Memory Type | DDR4-2666 | DDR5-5200 MHz Dual-channel |
| ECC Support | No | -- |
| PCIe Revision | 3.0 | -- |
| PCIe Configuration | x16, x8, x4 | -- |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release Price | $1,684.00 | -- |
| Locked Multiplier | No | No |
Designer
Family
Series
Model Number
Microarchitecture
Core Name
Core Family
Socket
Package
Chipset
Memory Type
ECC Support
PCIe Revision
PCIe Configuration
Market Segment
Release Price
Locked Multiplier
Manufacturing process and die characteristics
| Specification | Core i9-9960X | Ryzen 5 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Process | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Die Area | 484 mm² | 71 mm² |
| Transistor Count | -- | 6,570 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Technology | CMOS | -- |
| Word Size | 64-bit | -- |
| ISA | x86-64 (x86) | -- |
Process
Die Area
Transistor Count
Manufacturer
Technology
Word Size
ISA
Supported instruction set extensions comparison
| Extension | Core i9-9960X | Ryzen 5 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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