AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i7 10700KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Intel Core i7 10700KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 10700KF with 8 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

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

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

Intel Core i7 10700KF 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Intel Core i7 10700KF

1303

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +269%

46874

Intel Core i7 10700KF

12674

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i7 10700KF +16%

1711

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +44%

12202

Intel Core i7 10700KF

8459

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

Intel Core i7 10700KF +2%

1338

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +159%

22365

Intel Core i7 10700KF

8628

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

Intel Core i7 10700KF +13%

3040

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +233%

62989

Intel Core i7 10700KF

18865

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i7 10700KF

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

-

Processor Number

i7-10700KF

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

8

64

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

32

Total Core Count

8

64

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

38x

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

16 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 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 10700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

16

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