AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i9 10900KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i9 10900KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 10900KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz . 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

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i9 10900KF 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core i9 10900KF +5%

1375

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +153%

34932

Intel Core i9 10900KF

13761

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i9 10900KF +2%

1741

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +75%

13003

Intel Core i9 10900KF

7414

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +114%

2011

Intel Core i9 10900KF

936

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Intel Core i9 10900KF +2%

1301

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +101%

22262

Intel Core i9 10900KF

11050

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i9 10900KF +16%

3118

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +138%

54650

Intel Core i9 10900KF

22915

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i9 10900KF

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

May 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Comet Lake

3960X

Processor Number

i9-10900KF

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

10

48

Performance Core Threads

20

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

24

Total Core Count

10

48

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

45.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 10900KF

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

16

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