AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9 9900KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Intel Core i9 9900KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 9900KF with 8 cores 3.6GHz . 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 (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

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

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

Intel Core i9 9900KF 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1135

Intel Core i9 9900KF +11%

1260

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +49%

18797

Intel Core i9 9900KF

12606

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

Intel Core i9 9900KF +32%

1612

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +19%

9103

Intel Core i9 9900KF

7648

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1128

Intel Core i9 9900KF +15%

1300

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +36%

12093

Intel Core i9 9900KF

8856

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

2456

Intel Core i9 9900KF +19%

2945

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +58%

29227

Intel Core i9 9900KF

18462

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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Intel Core i9 9900KF

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Jan 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-9900KF

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1151

180 W

Power Consumption

95 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

16

Total Core Count

8

32

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

36x

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

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

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 i9 9900KF

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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