AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i7 14700KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 14700KF 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 9 3950X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 33MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 14700KF 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 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)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1331

Intel Core i7 14700KF +63%

2174

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

24018

Intel Core i7 14700KF +44%

34805

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1709

Intel Core i7 14700KF +77%

3041

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

11656

Intel Core i7 14700KF +82%

21268

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

72

Intel Core i7 14700KF +81%

131

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1325

Intel Core i7 14700KF +52%

2021

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

2692

Intel Core i7 14700KF +66%

4488

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

38953

Intel Core i7 14700KF +37%

53538

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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Intel Core i7 14700KF

General Parameters

Nov 2019

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

i7-14700KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

105 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

253 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.7 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

16

Total Core Count

20

32

Total Thread Count

28

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

33 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 14700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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