AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i9 11900K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i9 11900K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 11900K with 8 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 3960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 50GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i9 11900K 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 4 months late

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core i9 11900K +26%

1653

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +115%

34932

Intel Core i9 11900K

16211

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i9 11900K +46%

2492

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +16%

13003

Intel Core i9 11900K

11197

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +131%

2011

Intel Core i9 11900K

868

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Intel Core i9 11900K +44%

1829

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +101%

22262

Intel Core i9 11900K

11033

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i9 11900K +31%

3520

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +115%

54650

Intel Core i9 11900K

25343

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i9 11900K

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Mar 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

3960X

Processor Number

i9-11900K

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

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

8

48

Performance Core Threads

16

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

24

Total Core Count

8

48

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

64

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.46 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 11900K

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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