i5-6585R vs Ryzen 9 3950X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking210not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.76no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Intel Core i5
Power efficiency21.96no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date14 November 2019 (5 years ago)22 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799$255

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads324
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data28
L1 cache96K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache64 MB6 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Die size2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
eDRAMno data128 MB
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Max video memory-64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.1 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA-N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 November 2019 22 April 2016
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 32 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 3950X has an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i5-6585R, on the other hand, has 61.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 3950X and Core i5-6585R. We've got no test results to judge.


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