Intel Core i9 13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 13900KF with 24 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 13900KF 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 10 months late

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

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 36MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 13900KF +69%

2261

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1331

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 13900KF +55%

37263

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

24018

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 13900KF +79%

3074

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1709

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 13900KF +91%

22375

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

11656

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i9 13900KF +84%

133

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

72

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 13900KF +61%

2144

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1325

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 13900KF +70%

2178

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1279

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 13900KF +65%

23911

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

14487

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 13900KF +71%

4624

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

2692

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 13900KF +50%

58710

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

38953

Intel Core i9 13900KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

General Parameters

Sep 2022

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Raptor Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-13900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

105 W

253 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

16

Performance Core Threads

32

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

5.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

16

Efficiency Cores

-

16

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.2 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

4.3 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

24

Total Core Count

16

32

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

35x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

36 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

192 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

89.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 13900KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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