i7-5960X Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 7 3800X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3800X and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking496not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.44no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency13.12no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)29 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3800X and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cache32 MB20 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data355.52 mm2
Number of transistors19,200 million2600 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3800X and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition.

PCIe versionno data3.00
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 May 2019 29 August 2014
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 7 3800X has an age advantage of 4 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

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