Intel Core i9 10900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i9 10900X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10900X with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 10900X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 93.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

1145

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +14%

1307

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

14312

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +144%

34932

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

1566

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +8%

1698

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

9308

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +39%

13003

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

1133

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +11%

1266

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

10786

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +106%

22262

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

2664

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

22469

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +143%

54650

Intel Core i9 10900X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

General Parameters

Oct 2019

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Cascade Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-10900X

Processor Number

3960X

LGA-2066

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

280 W

94 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

24

20

Performance Core Threads

48

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

10

Total Core Count

24

20

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

38x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

93.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

48

PCIe Lanes

64

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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