AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i9 9940X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Intel Core i9 9940X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i9 9940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz . 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

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 85GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

Intel Core i9 9940X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +2%

1262

Intel Core i9 9940X

1228

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +392%

75671

Intel Core i9 9940X

15351

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Intel Core i9 9940X +16%

1328

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +14%

11211

Intel Core i9 9940X

9787

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +6%

1265

Intel Core i9 9940X

1189

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +90%

27453

Intel Core i9 9940X

14374

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Intel Core i9 9940X +1%

2608

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +183%

80316

Intel Core i9 9940X

28355

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i9 9940X

General Parameters

Jan 2020

Release Date

Oct 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i9-9940X

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-2066

280 W

Power Consumption

165 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

88 °C

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

14

128

Performance Core Threads

28

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

64

Total Core Count

14

128

Total Thread Count

28

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

33x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 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

4

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

85 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9940X

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

44

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

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