AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i9 10900KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Intel Core i9 10900KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i9 10900KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz . 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

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

Intel Core i9 10900KF 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Intel Core i9 10900KF +8%

1375

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +449%

75671

Intel Core i9 10900KF

13761

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Intel Core i9 10900KF +52%

1741

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +51%

11211

Intel Core i9 10900KF

7414

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +252%

3302

Intel Core i9 10900KF

936

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1265

Intel Core i9 10900KF +2%

1301

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +148%

27453

Intel Core i9 10900KF

11050

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Intel Core i9 10900KF +21%

3118

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +250%

80316

Intel Core i9 10900KF

22915

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i9 10900KF

General Parameters

Jan 2020

Release Date

May 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Comet Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-10900KF

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

10

128

Performance Core Threads

20

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

64

Total Core Count

10

128

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

37x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

45.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 10900KF

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

16

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