Intel Core i9 9900KF vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

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Intel Core i9 9900KF AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900KF with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX with 12 cores 4.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9900KF 's Advantages

Lower TDP (95W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF +3%

1612

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

1561

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF

7648

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +43%

10957

Blender

Intel Core i9 9900KF

188

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +52%

286

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF

1300

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

1303

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF

8856

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +59%

14155

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF +9%

2945

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

2690

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF

18462

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +79%

33118

Intel Core i9 9900KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-9900KF

Processor Number

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LGA-1151

Socket

sWRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

sWRX8

95 W

Power Consumption

280 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.0 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

40x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9900KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

128

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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