AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i9 9900K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Intel Core i9 9900K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i9 9900K with 8 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

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i9 9900K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (95W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Intel Core i9 9900K +1%

1333

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +275%

46874

Intel Core i9 9900K

12496

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i9 9900K +13%

1665

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +90%

12202

Intel Core i9 9900K

6395

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +3%

1309

Intel Core i9 9900K

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +166%

22365

Intel Core i9 9900K

8406

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

Intel Core i9 9900K +10%

2945

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +242%

62989

Intel Core i9 9900K

18381

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i9 9900K

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-9900K

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

95 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

3.6 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

32

Total Core Count

8

64

Total Thread Count

16

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

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 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 9900K

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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