Intel Core i9 10920X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i9 10920X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10920X with 12 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 10920X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (165W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X '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)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10920X +1%

1280

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10920X

15354

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +392%

75671

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10920X +49%

1696

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10920X

9541

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +17%

11211

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10920X

922

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +258%

3302

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10920X

1201

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +5%

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10920X

13408

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +104%

27453

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10920X +6%

2738

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10920X

26244

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +206%

80316

Intel Core i9 10920X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

General Parameters

Oct 2019

Release Date

Jan 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Cascade Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-10920X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

280 W

94 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

64

24

Performance Core Threads

128

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

12

Total Core Count

64

24

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

29x

-

L1 Cache

96 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 10920X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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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