AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i7 9700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Nov 2019
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 2
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
3960X
i7-9700K
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 630
Package
Transistor Count
23.5 billions
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Manufacturing Process
7 nm
14 nm
Socket
sTRX4
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
280 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
68 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
24
8
Performance Core Threads
48
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
24
8
Total Thread Count
48
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38x
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
256 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
95.37 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
64
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
—
350 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1200 MHz
Shader Units
—
192
Texture Units
—
24
Raster Operation Units
—
3
Execution Units
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24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
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4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,307
1,279
Cinebench R23
34,932
9,416
Geekbench 6
1,698
1,575
Geekbench 6
13,003
6,702
Geekbench 5
—
1,284
Geekbench 5
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7,419
Blender
—
141
Passmark CPU
—
2,878
Passmark CPU
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14,441
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.