AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i9 10850K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Intel Core i9 10850K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i9 10850K with 10 cores 3.6GHz . 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 (3200 vs 2933)

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

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i9 10850K 's Advantages

Released 8 months late

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Intel Core i9 10850K +2%

1336

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +188%

46874

Intel Core i9 10850K

16234

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i9 10850K +17%

1722

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +38%

12202

Intel Core i9 10850K

8830

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

Intel Core i9 10850K

1302

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +109%

22365

Intel Core i9 10850K

10664

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

Intel Core i9 10850K +15%

3083

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +176%

62989

Intel Core i9 10850K

22770

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i9 10850K

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jul 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Comet Lake-S

-

Processor Number

i9-10850K

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

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

32

Performance Cores

10

64

Performance Core Threads

20

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

32

Total Core Count

10

64

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

36x

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

20 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

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 10850K

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

16

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