AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i5 9400F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i5 9400F with 6 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages
Released 1 years late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 9MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i5 9400F 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+24%
1262
Intel Core i5 9400F
1014
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+1256%
75671
Intel Core i5 9400F
5579
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1138
Intel Core i5 9400F
+22%
1396
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+118%
11211
Intel Core i5 9400F
5142
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+18%
1265
Intel Core i5 9400F
1067
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+471%
27453
Intel Core i5 9400F
4806
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+4%
2564
Intel Core i5 9400F
2453
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+744%
80316
Intel Core i5 9400F
9511
General Parameters
Jan 2020
Release Date
Jan 2019
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-9400F
sTRX4
Socket
LGA-1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
19.2 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
280 W
Power Consumption
65 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
64
Performance Cores
6
128
Performance Core Threads
6
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
64
Total Core Count
6
128
Total Thread Count
6
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
29x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
256 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
95.37 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
3.0
64
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
