AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i7 13790F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Intel Core i7 13790F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 13790F with 16 cores 2.1GHz . 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

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

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 33MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i7 13790F 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Intel Core i7 13790F +54%

2019

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +78%

46874

Intel Core i7 13790F

26247

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i7 13790F +92%

2815

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

Intel Core i7 13790F +12%

13673

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

Intel Core i7 13790F +53%

2012

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +12%

22365

Intel Core i7 13790F

19871

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +9%

2674

Intel Core i7 13790F

2451

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +22%

62989

Intel Core i7 13790F

51601

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i7 13790F

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Feb 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake-S

sTRX4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Core i7 (Raptor Lake)

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

219 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

257 mm²

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

8

64

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

32

Total Core Count

16

64

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

21.0

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

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 13790F

4.0

PCIe Version

5

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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