AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i9 9920X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Intel Core i9 9920X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i9 9920X with 12 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 85GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 19MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i9 9920X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (165W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Intel Core i9 9920X +6%

1067

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +100%

29651

Intel Core i9 9920X

14793

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Intel Core i9 9920X +10%

1389

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +147%

7480

Intel Core i9 9920X

3027

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Intel Core i9 9920X +19%

1171

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +38%

17328

Intel Core i9 9920X

12494

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Intel Core i9 9920X +14%

2608

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +27%

31873

Intel Core i9 9920X

25060

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i9 9920X

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

i9-9920X

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

165 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

92 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

12

64

Performance Core Threads

24

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

32

Total Core Count

12

64

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

35x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

19 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 2990WX

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9920X

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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