Intel Core i9 11900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

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Intel Core i9 11900K

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 11900K with 8 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X with 32 cores 4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 11900K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (125W vs 350W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (166.4GB/s vs 50GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (4GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 11900K

2492

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X +18%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 11900K

11197

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X +127%

25488

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i9 11900K

102

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X +20%

123

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 11900K

868

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X +324%

3685

Intel Core i9 11900K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

General Parameters

Mar 2021

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Rocket Lake

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

i9-11900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1200

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

UHD Graphics 750

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

26.28 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

125 W

Power Consumption

350 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

4x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

-

16

Performance Core Threads

-

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4 GHz

5.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

8

Total Core Count

32

16

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

40.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

32 MB

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

1 TB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

50 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

166.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1300 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

64

Texture Units

-

32

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.46 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 11900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

4.0

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

88

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