Intel Core i9 10900X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

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Intel Core i9 10900X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10900X with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X with 24 cores 4.2GHz . 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 350W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 's Advantages

Released 4 years late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (166.4GB/s vs 93.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.7GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

1566

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X +113%

3337

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10900X

9308

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X +208%

28707

Intel Core i9 10900X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

General Parameters

Oct 2019

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Cascade Lake

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

i9-10900X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

26.28 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

350 W

94 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

4x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

-

20

Performance Core Threads

-

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

10

Total Core Count

24

20

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

42x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

24 MB

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

0 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

1 TB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

93.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

166.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

3.0

PCIe Version

5

48

PCIe Lanes

88

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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