AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i9 11900K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Intel Core i9 11900K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i9 11900K with 8 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 50GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 16MB)

Intel Core i9 11900K 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 7 months late

Integrated graphics card

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

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Intel Core i9 11900K +64%

1653

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +82%

29651

Intel Core i9 11900K

16211

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Intel Core i9 11900K +98%

2492

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

7480

Intel Core i9 11900K +49%

11197

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +148%

626

Intel Core i9 11900K

252

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Intel Core i9 11900K +87%

1829

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +57%

17328

Intel Core i9 11900K

11033

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Intel Core i9 11900K +54%

3520

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +25%

31873

Intel Core i9 11900K

25343

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i9 11900K

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Mar 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-11900K

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1200

250 W

Power Consumption

125 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

8

64

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

32

Total Core Count

8

64

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

35x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

64

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.46 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Official Website

Intel Core i9 11900K

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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