AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF with 14 cores 4.2GHz . 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 L3 cache size (128MB vs 24MB)

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 95.37GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.8GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF +62%

2124

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +36%

34932

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF

25575

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF +89%

3225

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

13003

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF +56%

20321

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Oct 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Arrow Lake

3960X

Processor Number

245KF

sTRX4

Socket

FCLGA-1851

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

-

Generation

Ultra 5(Arrow Lake)

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

159 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

105 °C

-

Foundry

TSMC

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

6

48

Performance Core Threads

6

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

24

Total Core Count

14

48

Total Thread Count

14

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

42

64 K per core

L1 Cache

112 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

3 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-6400

256 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

102.4 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

24

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