AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X vs Intel Core i9 13900
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X with 32 cores 4GHz and Intel Core i9 13900 with 24 cores 2.0GHz . 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 2 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Higher base frequency (4GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 36MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i9 13900 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)
Lower TDP (65W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
Jan 2023
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake
-
Processor Number
i9-13900
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
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
2.0 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
16
-
Efficiency Core Threads
16
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
32
Total Core Count
24
64
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40.0
Multiplier
20x
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
36 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
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1650 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
5.0
48
PCIe Lanes
20
