AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X vs Intel Core i7 14700F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X with 32 cores 4GHz and Intel Core i7 14700F with 20 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 9970X 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Higher base frequency (4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 33MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i7 14700F 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)
Lower TDP (65W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
Jan 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
-
Processor Number
i7-14700F
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Generation
-
Package
33.26 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
350 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
219 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
4x70.6 mm²
Die Size
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
388 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Threads
16
4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
32
Total Core Count
20
64
Total Thread Count
28
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40.0
Multiplier
21x
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
33 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
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
