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Intel Core i7-2600S vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Last updated: 2026-05-01

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 2 - 51 %

Intel Core i7-2600S

Rank 1 - 100 %

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Multi-core performance

Rank 2 - 11 %

Intel Core i7-2600S

Rank 1 - 100 %

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz

703

24C / 48T · 4.50 GHz

1,684

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz

2,139

24C / 48T · 4.00 GHz

13,875

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz

768

24C / 48T · 4.50 GHz

1,274

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz

2,418

24C / 48T · 4.00 GHz

21,436

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

4C / 8T · 2.80 GHz

1,395

24C / 48T · 3.80 GHz

16,082

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

Monero Hashrate
94 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Intel Core i7-2600S	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Family	Intel Core i7 (300)	AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16)
CPU group	Intel Core i 2000 (28)	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 (3)
Architecture	Sandy Bridge S	Castle Peak (Zen 2)
Technology	32 nm	7 nm
Segment	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	LGA 1155	TRX4 (sTRX4)
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Intel Core i7-2600S	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU Cores / Threads	4 / 8	24 / 48
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓	✓
Core architecture	normal	normal
Cores:	4x	24x
Frequency:	2.80 GHz	3.80 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):	3.80 GHz	4.50 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):		4.00 GHz
L2-Cache	1.00 MB	12.00 MB
L3-Cache	8.00 MB	128.00 MB
Overclocking	✗	✓

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Intel Core i7-2600S	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 2000	no iGPU
GPU frequency	0.85 - 1.35 GHz
CUs / Shader	6 / 48	/
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays	2
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
Technology	32 nm
Release date	Q1/2011

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Intel Core i7-2600S	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Intel Core i7-2600S	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Memory	DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)	DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory	32 GB	2048 GB
Memory channels	2	4
ECC	No	Yes
PCIe	2.0 x 16	4.0 x 64
PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s	126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	Intel Core i7-2600S	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
TDP	65 W	280 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.		95 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Intel Core i7-2600S	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Chip design	Monolithic	Chiplet
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date	Q1/2011	Q4/2019
Release price	270 $	1435 $
Documents		Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

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Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Intel Core i7-2600S
4C / 8T · 2.80 - 3.80 GHz

★★★★★

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C / 48T · 3.80 - 4.50 GHz

★★★★★