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Intel Core i7-4960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WX
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-4960X
23 %
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
32C / 64T · 5.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-4960X
10 %
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
32C / 64T · 4.00 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-4960X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WX |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO (20) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 4000X (3) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 (5) |
| Architecture | Ivy Bridge E | Shimada Peak (Zen 5) |
| Technology | 22 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | LGA 2011 | WRX90 |
| Predecessor | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7975WX | |
| Successor | Intel Core i7-5960X |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i7-4960X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WX |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 32 / 64 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 6x | 32x Zen 5 |
| Frequency: | 3.60 GHz | 4.00 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.00 GHz | 5.40 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.00 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 32.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 15.00 MB | 128.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-4960X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WX |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | ||
| CUs / Shader | / | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | ||
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | ||
| Release date |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-4960X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WX |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i7-4960X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WX |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1866 (59.7 GB/s) | DDR5-6400 (380.3 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 2048 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 8 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 40 | 5.0 x 128 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-4960X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WX |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 130 W | 350 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i7-4960X | AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9975WX |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 |
| Release date | Q3/2013 | Q3/2025 |
| Release price | 960 $ | 4099 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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