AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i7 11700

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Intel Core i7 11700

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 11700 with 8 cores 2.5GHz . 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 50GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

Intel Core i7 11700 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 4 months late

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Intel Core i7 11700 +9%

1437

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +363%

46874

Intel Core i7 11700

10116

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i7 11700 +44%

2116

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +28%

12202

Intel Core i7 11700

9530

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +195%

2189

Intel Core i7 11700

742

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

Intel Core i7 11700 +26%

1655

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +132%

22365

Intel Core i7 11700

9636

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

Intel Core i7 11700 +17%

3150

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +217%

62989

Intel Core i7 11700

19865

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i7 11700

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Mar 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-11700

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1200

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

8

64

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

32

Total Core Count

8

64

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

25x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 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 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 11700

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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