AMD FX-9800P vs Intel Core i7-960

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AMD FX-9800P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-960
AMD FX-9800P Intel Core i7-960

CPU comparison

AMD FX-9800P or Intel Core i7-960 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD FX-9800P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-9800P was released in Q2/2016.

The Intel Core i7-960 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.46 GHz. The CPU supports up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-960 was released in Q4/2009.
AMD FX (30) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
AMD FX-9800 (2) CPU group Intel Core i7 900 (7)
4 Generation 1
Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Architecture Bloomfield
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD FX-9800P has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-9800P is 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-960 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-960 is at 3.20 GHz (3.46 GHz).

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Intel Core i7-960
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.46 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Intel Core i7-960
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD FX-9800P or Intel Core i7-960 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU no iGPU
0.76 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
512 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD FX-9800P can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-960 supports up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Intel Core i7-960
DDR4-1866 Memory DDR3-1066
64 GB Max. Memory 24 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 3
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
8 PCIe lanes --
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD FX-9800P is 15 W, while the Intel Core i7-960 has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Intel Core i7-960
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD FX-9800P is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-960 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 9.00 MB cache.

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Intel Core i7-960
28 nm Technology 45 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FP4 Socket LGA 1366
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q4/2009
-- Release price 305 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
475 (82%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
576 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1288 (54%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2370 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
610 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2130 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz
782 (100%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3266 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1503 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
77 (100%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
237 (100%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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