AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i7-3960X

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Core i7-3960X specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X beats the Core i7-3960X in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3960X in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has significantly more cores with 16 cores whereas the Core i7-3960X has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-3960X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3960X. Also, the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-3960X outputs less heat than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X thanks to a 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 Threadripper 1950X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.