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Intel Core i9-7960X vs AMD Ryzen 3 1200. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2017
Intel Core i9-7960X
Intel Core i9-7960X
Released
Q1/2017
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200
AMD Ryzen 3 1200

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-7960X or AMD Ryzen 3 1200? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-7960X has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2017.

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    144 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    12 times more cores

    16 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 19% better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-7960X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    264 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    48 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    198 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    57 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    423 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    125 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    175 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    38 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    34 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    57 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    30 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    150 place
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    906 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.39 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 1200 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    426 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    384 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    651 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    577 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    763 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    877 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    334 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    404 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    120 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    389 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    723 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    216 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-7960X Intel Core i9-7960X
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 AMD Ryzen 3 1200
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000X left arrow AMD Ryzen 1000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.80 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Core i9-7960X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    44 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-7960X and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-7960X and Intel Core i9-7960X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    22.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X left arrow Summit Ridge (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-7960X and AMD Ryzen 3 1200.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
184
Intel Core i9-7960X
129
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
3161
Intel Core i9-7960X
477
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1121
Intel Core i9-7960X
800
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
13468
Intel Core i9-7960X
2574
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4763
Intel Core i9-7960X
3464
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
59374
Intel Core i9-7960X
9145
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
2.14
Intel Core i9-7960X
1.59
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
34.67
Intel Core i9-7960X
5.33
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
26030
Intel Core i9-7960X
6795
AMD Ryzen 3 1200

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