AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X vs Intel Core i9 14900KS

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X Intel Core i9 14900KS

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X with 24 cores 4.2GHz and Intel Core i9 14900KS with 24 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (166.4GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Intel Core i9 14900KS 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR5-5200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)

Lower TDP (150W vs 350W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

3337

Intel Core i9 14900KS +3%

3444

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X +19%

28707

Intel Core i9 14900KS

24020

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

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Intel Core i9 14900KS

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Mar 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Storm Peak

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

-

Processor Number

i9-14900KS

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Generation

-

Package

26.28 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

LGA-1700

350 W

Power Consumption

150 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

253 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

TSMC

Foundry

-

4x71 mm²

Die Size

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

388 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

FC-LGA4844

Package

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

8

-

Performance Core Threads

16

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

5.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

6.2 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

16

-

Efficiency Core Threads

16

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

24

Total Core Count

24

48

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

42x

Multiplier

32x

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

24 MB

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

0 MB shared

L3 Cache

36 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

1 TB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

166.4 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

1650 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 7960X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 14900KS

5

PCIe Version

5.0

88

PCIe Lanes

20

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