AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i7 14700KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Intel Core i7 14700KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 14700KF with 20 cores 3.4GHz . 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 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 33MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i7 14700KF 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Intel Core i7 14700KF +66%

2174

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +34%

46874

Intel Core i7 14700KF

34805

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i7 14700KF +107%

3041

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

Intel Core i7 14700KF +74%

21268

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

Intel Core i7 14700KF +67%

131

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +8%

2189

Intel Core i7 14700KF

2021

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

Intel Core i7 14700KF +67%

4488

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +17%

62989

Intel Core i7 14700KF

53538

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i7 14700KF

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Oct 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

-

Processor Number

i7-14700KF

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

253 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

3.4 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

12

-

Efficiency Core Threads

12

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

32

Total Core Count

20

64

Total Thread Count

28

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

34x

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

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 14700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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