AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Xeon 638
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Nov 2019
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Zen 2
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
3960X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Package
Transistor Count
23.5 billions
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Manufacturing Process
7 nm
5 nm
Socket
sTRX4
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
280 W
180 W
Peak Operating Temperature
68 °C
100°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
24
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Performance Core Threads
48
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
24
16
Total Thread Count
48
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38x
32.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
256 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
95.37 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
64
80
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,307
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Cinebench R23
34,932
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Geekbench 6
1,698
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Geekbench 6
13,003
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.