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Intel Core i7-1060NG7 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
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2019-11-25
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-1060NG7 or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-1060NG7 has a base frequency of 1.20 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 9 W. Released in Q2/2020.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has a base frequency of 3.8 GHz. 24 / 48 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 280 W. Released in 2019-11-25.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    238 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    9 W left arrow 280 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-1060NG7 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    210 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    249 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    218 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    304 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    431 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    440 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    718 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    325 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    13 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 217% better clock speed

    3.8 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    20 more cores

    24 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.5 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    154 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    102 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    11 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    74 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    5 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    215 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    24 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    17 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    3 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    10 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 1000G/10000U left arrow AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Ryzen Threadripper
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 3
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Series
CPU Technical specs

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

  • Base Frequency
    1.2 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 24
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 48
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    2.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (24 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow -
  • Generation
    11 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Plus Graphics 940 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1100 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow -
  • Shader
    384 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Intel Core i7-1060NG7. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 2048 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200LPDDR4-3733 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 72
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-1060NG7 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    9 W left arrow 280 W
  • TDP up
    12 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 280 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-1060NG7 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ice Lake U left arrow Castle Peak (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 12 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 128 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow 2019-11-25
  • Socket
    BGA 1526 left arrow sTRX4
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Castle Peak
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 1.5 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000010WOF
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000010
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit / Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow Not Included

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-1060NG7

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 48 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 26624.777017 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 48 threads / windows
System RAM: 48 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / TRX40 AORUS MASTER
Duration: 37.559 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-1060NG7 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1119.000000
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
1270.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

4329.000000
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
34255.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

441.000000
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
509.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1587.000000
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
13552.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

177.000000
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
209.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

675.000000
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
5933.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

972.000000
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
1274.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2296.000000
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
19851.000000
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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