Pentium B960 vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms Pentium B960 by a whopping 7710% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 65 | 3055 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 10.09 | 0.03 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen Threadripper | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 17.35 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (2019−2020) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 7 February 2020 (5 years ago) | 2 October 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,999 | $134 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has 33533% better value for money than Pentium B960.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Pentium B960 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 128 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 29 | 22 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 256 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,800 million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Pentium B960 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 | TR4 | FCPGA988,PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Pentium B960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Pentium B960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Pentium B960 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Pentium B960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 256 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 102.403 GB/s | 21.335 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors |
| Clear Video HD | - | - |
| Graphics max frequency | - | 1.1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | - | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Pentium B960 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | - | 2 |
| eDP | - | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | - | + |
| CRT | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Pentium B960.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 45.30 | 0.58 |
| Recency | 7 February 2020 | 2 October 2011 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 2 |
| Threads | 128 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X has a 7710.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium B960, on the other hand, has 700% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium B960 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is a desktop processor while Pentium B960 is a notebook one.
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