AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-7960X. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1000 Intel Core i 7000X
• Family
  Ryzen Threadripper Intel Core i9
• Form Factor
  Desktops / Boxed Processor -
• Generation
  1 7
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Series
  Ryzen Threadripper 1000 Series -

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  3.4 GHz 2.8 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  16 16
• CPU Threads
  32 32
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Max. Boost Clock
  4 GHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
  3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz

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
  None None
• Graphics verification source
  https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000027144/processors/intel-core-processors.html

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

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• JPEG
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-7960X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  4 4
• Memory type
  DDR4 DDR4-2666
• PCIe
  PCIe 3.0 -
• PCIe lanes
  64 44
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• System Memory Specification
  2667 -

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Intel Core i9-7960X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Default TDP
  180 W -
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  68 °C -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  180 W 165 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Intel Core i9-7960X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Whitehaven (Zen) Skylake X
• Codename
  Threadripper -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L1-Cache
  1.5 MB -
• L2-Cache
  8 MB -
• L3-Cache
  32 MB 22 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
  YD195XA8AEWOF -
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  YD195XA8UGAAE -
• Official source
  https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html -
• Operating systems
  Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit -
• Release date
  2017-07-31 Q4/2017
• Socket
  sTR4 LGA 2066
• Technology
  14nm 14 nm
• Thermal Solution (PIB)
  Not Included -
• Verification scope
  Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. -
• Verified on
  2026-10-01 -
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d