AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i7 9700F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Intel Core i7 9700F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 9700F with 8 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 9700F 's Advantages

Released 8 months late

Lower TDP (65W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1135

Intel Core i7 9700F +2%

1162

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +122%

18797

Intel Core i7 9700F

8461

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

Intel Core i7 9700F +27%

1557

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +40%

9103

Intel Core i7 9700F

6479

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1128

Intel Core i7 9700F +6%

1203

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +77%

12093

Intel Core i7 9700F

6814

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

2456

Intel Core i7 9700F +12%

2768

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +118%

29227

Intel Core i7 9700F

13384

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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Intel Core i7 9700F

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Apr 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-9700F

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

180 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

16

Total Core Count

8

32

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 9700F

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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