AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9 9940X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Intel Core i9 9940X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i9 9940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz . 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 85GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i9 9940X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (165W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1135

Intel Core i9 9940X +8%

1228

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +22%

18797

Intel Core i9 9940X

15351

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

Intel Core i9 9940X +8%

1328

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

9103

Intel Core i9 9940X +7%

9787

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1128

Intel Core i9 9940X +5%

1189

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

12093

Intel Core i9 9940X +18%

14374

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

2456

Intel Core i9 9940X +6%

2608

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +3%

29227

Intel Core i9 9940X

28355

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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Intel Core i9 9940X

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i9-9940X

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

180 W

Power Consumption

165 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

88 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

14

32

Performance Core Threads

28

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

16

Total Core Count

14

32

Total Thread Count

28

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

33x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 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

4

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

85 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9940X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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