Ryzen 7 3800X vs Core i7-975 comparison
According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 7 3800X is faster than the Core i7-975. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-975 in all gaming tests too.
In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 3800X has significantly more cores than the Core i7-975. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 3800X has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-975. It also has more threads than the Core i7-975. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 7 3800X has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-975. Also, the Ryzen 7 3800X has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 7 3800X CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-975 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 3800X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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