CPUs

Intel Core i7-5960X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX Full Specs

8 Cores
16 Threads
3GHz
12 Cores
24 Threads
4.1GHz
TDP
140W
TDP
280W
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
DDR4
Bandwidth
204.8GB/s
DDR4
Socket
Socket

8 Cores
12 Cores
16 Threads
24 Threads

Base Clock
3GHz
Base Clock
4.1GHz
Boost Clock
3.5GHz
Boost Clock
4.5GHz
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked

L1i
32KB
L1i
32KB
L1d
32KB
L1d
32KB
L2
256KB
L2
512KB
L3
20MB
L3
64MB

Type
DDR4
Type
DDR4
Max Memory
64GB
Max Memory
2.05TB
ECC
No
ECC
Yes
Channels
4
Channels
8
Bus Width
256-bit
Bus Width
512-bit
Speed
2133MT/s
Speed
3200MT/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
Bandwidth
204.8GB/s
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Channels
Transfer Rate
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68.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator
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Transfer Rate
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204.8GB/s

TDP
140W
TDP
280W
Peak Power
-
Peak Power
280W
Max Operating Temp
-
Max Operating Temp
95°C Max
Included Cooler
0
Included Cooler
0

Bus Type
DMI
Bus Type
PCIe
Bus Config
4 lanes
Bus Config
8 lanes
Bus Speed
5GT/s
Bus Speed
16GT/s
Bus Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bus Bandwidth
16GB/s

PCIe
PCIe 3.0 x40
39.4GB/sBandwidth
PCIe
PCIe 4.0 x128
252GB/sBandwidth

Manufacturer
Manufacturer
ISA
x86-64
ISA
x86-64
Architecture
Architecture
Family
Family
Branding
Core i7 Extreme 2013 branding
Branding
Threadripper PRO 2017 branding
Codename
Haswell-E
-
Haswell-E-LCCVariant
Codename
Chagall
BreckenridgeDie
Chagall 2CCDVariant
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Workstation
Release Date
Aug 1, 2014
Release Date
Mar 8, 2022

Foundry
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
Other Foundries
-
Other Foundries
GlobalFoundriesIO
Fabrication Node
22nm
-
Fabrication Node
N7
12LPIO
Die Size
354mm²
-
Die Size
161mm²
416mm²IO
Transistor Count
2.6 Billion
-
Transistor Count
8.3 Billion
8.3 BillionIO
Transistor Density
7 MTr/mm²
-
Transistor Density
51 MTr/mm²
20 MTr/mm²IO