AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X vs Intel Core i5 14600KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X with 24 cores 4.2GHz and Intel Core i5 14600KF 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 9960X 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 24MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 14600KF 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)
Lower TDP (125W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
Oct 2023
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
-
Processor Number
i5-14600KF
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Generation
Core i5 (Raptor Lake Refresh)
Package
33.26 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
350 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
181 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
4x70.6 mm²
Die Size
257 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
388 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
6
-
Performance Core Threads
12
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
5.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
24
Total Core Count
14
48
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
42.0
Multiplier
35x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
1 TB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
5.0
48
PCIe Lanes
20
