Intel Core i7 9700F vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i7 9700F AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 9700F with 8 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 9700F's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 12MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700F

1171

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +7%

1262

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700F

8484

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +791%

75671

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700F +36%

1557

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700F

6479

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +73%

11211

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700F

1203

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +5%

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700F

6814

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +302%

27453

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700F +7%

2768

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700F

13384

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +500%

80316

Intel Core i7 9700F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Jan 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-9700F

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

sTRX4

65 W

Power Consumption

280 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

64

8

Performance Core Threads

128

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

8

Total Core Count

64

8

Total Thread Count

128

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

30x

Multiplier

29x

64K per core

L1 Cache

96K per core

256K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

12MB shared

L3 Cache

128MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128GB

Max Memory Size

256GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 9700F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

64

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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