Intel Xeon X5660 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,704

Rank #1,100

vs
6,280

Rank #158

4,704
6,280

Ryzen 9 3900XT wins by 25.1% (Rank #1100 vs #158)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,650

Rank #1,176

vs
6,320

Rank #171

4,650
6,320

Ryzen 9 3900XT wins by 26.4% (Rank #1176 vs #171)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,786

Rank #863

vs
6,221

Rank #204

4,786
6,221

Ryzen 9 3900XT wins by 23.1% (Rank #863 vs #204)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,675

Rank #738

vs
5,678

Rank #141

4,675
5,678

Ryzen 9 3900XT wins by 17.7% (Rank #738 vs #141)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,682

Rank #724

vs
5,875

Rank #127

4,682
5,875

Ryzen 9 3900XT wins by 20.3% (Rank #724 vs #127)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,626

Rank #894

vs
5,595

Rank #163

4,626
5,595

Ryzen 9 3900XT wins by 17.3% (Rank #894 vs #163)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon X5660 Ryzen 9 3900XT Diff
Cores
6
8
-25%
Threads
12
16
-25%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
2,400 MHz
+14.3%
Clock Multiplier
21x
39x
-46.2%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
0 MiB
0 MiB
-50%
L3 Cache
11 MiB
--
Memory Channels
3
2
+33.3%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+55.6%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
46 GB/s
-30.1%
PCIe Lanes
16
16
0%
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
95 W
45 W
52.6% more
Process (lower is better)
32 nm
14 nm
56.3% more

General Information

Specification Xeon X5660 Ryzen 9 3900XT
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number X5660 i9-10980HK
Core Name Westmere-EP Matisse 2
Socket FCLGA1366 FCBGA1440
Package FC-LGA10 µOPGA-1331
Memory Type DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR4-2933
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision Up to 3.0 3
PCIe Configuration Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Server Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon X5660
Intel
Ryzen 9 3900XT
AMD

Model Number

Xeon X5660
X5660
Ryzen 9 3900XT
i9-10980HK

Core Name

Xeon X5660
Westmere-EP
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Matisse 2

Socket

Xeon X5660
FCLGA1366
Ryzen 9 3900XT
FCBGA1440

Package

Xeon X5660
FC-LGA10
Ryzen 9 3900XT
µOPGA-1331

Memory Type

Xeon X5660
DDR3 800/1066/1333
Ryzen 9 3900XT
DDR4-2933

ECC Support

Xeon X5660
Yes
Ryzen 9 3900XT
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon X5660
Up to 3.0
Ryzen 9 3900XT
3

PCIe Configuration

Xeon X5660
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Xeon X5660
Server
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Xeon X5660
Yes
Ryzen 9 3900XT
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon X5660 Ryzen 9 3900XT
Process 32 nm 14 nm
Die Area 239 mm² 74 mm²
Transistor Count 1,170 7,600
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Xeon X5660
32 nm
Ryzen 9 3900XT
14 nm

Die Area

Xeon X5660
239 mm²
Ryzen 9 3900XT
74 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon X5660
1,170
Ryzen 9 3900XT
7,600

Manufacturer

Xeon X5660
Intel
Ryzen 9 3900XT
TSMC

Word Size

Xeon X5660
64-bit
Ryzen 9 3900XT
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon X5660 Ryzen 9 3900XT
GPU HD Graphics 4600 UHD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1100 MHz 1250 MHz

GPU

Xeon X5660
HD Graphics 4600
Ryzen 9 3900XT
UHD Graphics

GPU Designer

Xeon X5660
Intel
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon X5660
1100 MHz
Ryzen 9 3900XT
1250 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon X5660 Ryzen 9 3900XT
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-64