AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U vs Intel Core i7-4960X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4960X
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U Intel Core i7-4960X

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U or Intel Core i7-4960X - 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Core i7-4960X has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4960X was released in Q3/2013.
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO (16) Family Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
AMD Ryzen 4000U (11) CPU group Intel Core i 4000X (3)
3 Generation 4
Renoir (Zen 2) Architecture Ivy Bridge E
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-5960X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Intel Core i7-4960X has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960X
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.50 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
5 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
5 Compute units --
320 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 RX Vega 5 (Renoir) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4960X can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960X
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1866
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 15.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 40
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i7-4960X is 130 W.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960X
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-4960X cache has a total of 15.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U Characteristic Intel Core i7-4960X
7 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FP6 Socket LGA 2011
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 960 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960X (66%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U (90%)
Intel Core i7-4960X (91%)

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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1061 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
806 (76%)

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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3602 (69%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
5189 (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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1345 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
757 (56%)

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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
4177 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
3062 (73%)

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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
10100 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
10145 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
183 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) @ 1.40 GHz
896 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
2868 (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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
151 (100%)

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 Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4960X Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1092 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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