AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i9 11900KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Intel Core i9 11900KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i9 11900KF with 8 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 50GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i9 11900KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 2 months late

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Intel Core i9 11900KF +30%

1653

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +433%

75671

Intel Core i9 11900KF

14197

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Intel Core i9 11900KF +122%

2536

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +8%

11211

Intel Core i9 11900KF

10374

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1265

Intel Core i9 11900KF +39%

1768

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +168%

27453

Intel Core i9 11900KF

10209

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Intel Core i9 11900KF +38%

3557

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +218%

80316

Intel Core i9 11900KF

25246

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i9 11900KF

General Parameters

Jan 2020

Release Date

Mar 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-11900KF

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

8

128

Performance Core Threads

16

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

64

Total Core Count

8

128

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

35x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 11900KF

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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