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AMD Ryzen 3960X 24-core 3.8 GHz Socket 0 280W Desktop Processor Intel i5-8500 6-core 3 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor

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AMD Ryzen 3960X 24-core 3.8 GHz Socket 0 280W Desktop Processor
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Intel i5-8500 6-core 3 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor
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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

7 nm

14 nm

Cores The more Cores, the more tasks CPU can perform at the same time

24

6

Threads Threads are not physical cores, but they help with multitasking

48

6

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
21% higher

3.8 GHz

3 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
9% higher

4.5 GHz

4.1 GHz

Cache CPU stores copies of the frequently used data to the cache for faster execution

128 MB

9 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

No

No

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM
56% faster

95.3 GB/s

41.6 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

2048 GB

128 GB

Generation

0

8

Socket

0

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

280 Watts

77% lower

65 Watts

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AMD Ryzen 3960X 24-core 3.8 GHz Socket 0 280W Desktop Processor
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CPU Architecture 7 nm vs 14 nm CPU architecture size is (7nm) 50% bigger
Cores 24 vs 6 (18) 75% more physical cores
Threads 48 vs 6 (42) 88% more logical cores
CPU Clock 3.8 GHz vs 3 GHz Clock speed is (0.8GHz) 21% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.4GHz) 9% higher
Cache 128 MB vs 9 MB (119MB) 93% bigger processor cache memory
Memory Bandwidth 95.3 GB/s vs 41.6 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (53.7GB/s) 56% faster
Maximum Memory 2048 GB vs 128 GB Maximium memory is (1920GB) 94% more
CONS 1
Thermal Design Power 280 Watts vs 65 Watts Power consumption is (215Watts) 77% higher
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Intel i5-8500 6-core 3 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor
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