AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i7 13700KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Intel Core i7 13700KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 13700KF with 16 cores 3.4GHz . 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 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

Intel Core i7 13700KF 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 10 months late

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 i7 13700KF +61%

2116

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +52%

46874

Intel Core i7 13700KF

30770

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i7 13700KF +112%

3102

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

Intel Core i7 13700KF +49%

18273

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

Intel Core i7 13700KF +70%

133

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +36%

2189

Intel Core i7 13700KF

1602

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

Intel Core i7 13700KF +62%

2123

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +8%

22365

Intel Core i7 13700KF

20618

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

Intel Core i7 13700KF +63%

4362

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +35%

62989

Intel Core i7 13700KF

46398

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i7 13700KF

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

i7-13700KF

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

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

253 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

3.4 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

32

Total Core Count

16

64

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

34x

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

30 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

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 13700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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