AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i7 13790F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i7 13790F with 16 cores 2.1GHz . 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
Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 33MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i7 13790F 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1262
Intel Core i7 13790F
+59%
2019
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+188%
75671
Intel Core i7 13790F
26247
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1138
Intel Core i7 13790F
+147%
2815
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
11211
Intel Core i7 13790F
+21%
13673
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1265
Intel Core i7 13790F
+59%
2012
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+38%
27453
Intel Core i7 13790F
19871
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+4%
2564
Intel Core i7 13790F
2451
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+55%
80316
Intel Core i7 13790F
51601
General Parameters
Jan 2020
Release Date
Feb 2023
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake-S
sTRX4
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Core i7 (Raptor Lake)
Package
19.2 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
280 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
219 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
257 mm²
CPU Performance
64
Performance Cores
8
128
Performance Core Threads
16
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
64
Total Core Count
16
128
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
21.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
33 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600
256 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
95.37 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
5
64
PCIe Lanes
20
