AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i9 13900F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Intel Core i9 13900F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 13900F with 24 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 36MB)

Intel Core i9 13900F 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR4-3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core i9 13900F +67%

2190

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

34932

Intel Core i9 13900F +2%

35774

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i9 13900F +61%

2748

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

13003

Intel Core i9 13900F +44%

18735

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +23%

2011

Intel Core i9 13900F

1622

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Intel Core i9 13900F +67%

2121

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +1%

22262

Intel Core i9 13900F

21860

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i9 13900F +66%

4445

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +5%

54650

Intel Core i9 13900F

51844

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i9 13900F

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jan 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake

3960X

Processor Number

i9-13900F

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

219 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

8

48

Performance Core Threads

16

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.0 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

16

-

Efficiency Core Threads

16

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

24

Total Core Count

24

48

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

20x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

36 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 13900F

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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