AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i9 13900KS

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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Intel Core i9 13900KS

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 13900KS with 24 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 36MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 150W)

Intel Core i9 13900KS 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1349

Intel Core i9 13900KS +71%

2317

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

24396

Intel Core i9 13900KS +67%

40837

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1709

Intel Core i9 13900KS +92%

3294

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

11656

Intel Core i9 13900KS +95%

22794

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

72

Intel Core i9 13900KS +88%

136

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1325

Intel Core i9 13900KS +62%

2157

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1279

Intel Core i9 13900KS +75%

2242

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

14487

Intel Core i9 13900KS +83%

26528

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

2692

Intel Core i9 13900KS +76%

4759

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

38953

Intel Core i9 13900KS +58%

61817

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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Intel Core i9 13900KS

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jan 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-13900KS

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

150 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

253 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

6 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

16

-

Efficiency Core Threads

16

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

16

Total Core Count

24

32

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

32x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

36 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1650 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 13900KS

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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