AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i7-5960X

Compare AMD Ryzen Threadripper 16 core CPU vs Intel Core X-series 8 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

7764 points
42% slightly better overall score
5462 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

7302 points
11% slightly better gaming score
6552 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

7916 points
56% significantly better multitasking score
5074 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

7971 points
60% significantly better heavy workload score
4955 points

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Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

9121 points
5% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score
8668 points
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

262.92 points
85% significantly higher Blender score
141.38 points
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

7426 points
1% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
7331 points
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1163 points
1235 points
6% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

7983 points
7% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
7412 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1180 points
1302 points
10% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

16
100% significantly more cores
8

Threads

Number of logical processing units

32
100% significantly more threads
16

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.4 GHz
13% slightly higher clock speed
3 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4 GHz
14% slightly higher turbo speed
3.5 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

180 W
140 W
28% slightly lower TDP

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

4
Identical
4

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

155th of 1,089
298th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Ryzen Threadripper
Core X-series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2017 July
2014 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4
DDR4-1600

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

-
No

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Core i7-5960X benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X performs better than the Core i7-5960X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-5960X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has significantly more cores than the Core i7-5960X. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has 16 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i7-5960X. It also has more threads than the Core i7-5960X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-5960X. The Core i7-5960X 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.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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