AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i7 14700K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Intel Core i7 14700K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i7 14700K with 20 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 33MB)

Intel Core i7 14700K 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 9 months late

Integrated graphics card

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Intel Core i7 14700K +72%

2174

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +117%

75671

Intel Core i7 14700K

34805

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Intel Core i7 14700K +165%

3019

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

11211

Intel Core i7 14700K +82%

20412

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +63%

3302

Intel Core i7 14700K

2021

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Intel Core i7 14700K +74%

4485

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +49%

80316

Intel Core i7 14700K

53739

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i7 14700K

General Parameters

Jan 2020

Release Date

Oct 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

-

Processor Number

i7-14700K

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

-

Generation

Core i7 (Raptor Lake Refresh)

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

253 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

257 mm²

-

Package

FC-LGA16A

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

8

128

Performance Core Threads

16

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

12

-

Efficiency Core Threads

12

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

64

Total Core Count

20

128

Total Thread Count

28

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

34x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

33 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

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

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1600 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 14700K

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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