AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i7 14700KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i7 14700KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i7 14700KF with 20 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 33MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i7 14700KF 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core i7 14700KF +66%

2174

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

34932

Intel Core i7 14700KF

34805

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i7 14700KF +79%

3041

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

13003

Intel Core i7 14700KF +63%

21268

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2011

Intel Core i7 14700KF

2021

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i7 14700KF +68%

4488

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +2%

54650

Intel Core i7 14700KF

53538

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i7 14700KF

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Oct 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

3960X

Processor Number

i7-14700KF

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

253 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

8

48

Performance Core Threads

16

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

12

-

Efficiency Core Threads

12

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

24

Total Core Count

20

48

Total Thread Count

28

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

33 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 14700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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