AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i5 13600K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Intel Core i5 13600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i5 13600K with 14 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 3970X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 24MB)

Intel Core i5 13600K 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 10 months late

Integrated graphics card

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Intel Core i5 13600K +53%

2002

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +96%

46874

Intel Core i5 13600K

23847

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i5 13600K +84%

2692

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

Intel Core i5 13600K +31%

15985

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

Intel Core i5 13600K +44%

113

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +70%

2189

Intel Core i5 13600K

1282

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

Intel Core i5 13600K +52%

2002

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +38%

22365

Intel Core i5 13600K

16119

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

Intel Core i5 13600K +55%

4162

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +64%

62989

Intel Core i5 13600K

38230

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i5 13600K

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Sep 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-13600K

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

181 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

6

64

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

32

Total Core Count

14

64

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 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

1500 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 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 13600K

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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