Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G vs i7-5960X

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5960X and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	931	1127
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.78	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core i7 (Desktop)	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	5.43	8.33
Architecture codename	Haswell-E (2014)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	1 September 2014 (10 years ago)	30 September 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5960X and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	37
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5960X and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5960X and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-5960X and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5960X and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5960X and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5960X and Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.03	5.72
Recency	1 September 2014	30 September 2019
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

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