Intel Core i9 9900KF vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

VS

Intel Core i9 9900KF AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900KF with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9900KF 's Advantages

Lower TDP (95W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Released 10 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)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF

1260

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +3%

1307

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF

12606

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +177%

34932

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF

1612

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +5%

1698

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF

7648

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +70%

13003

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF +2%

1300

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF

8856

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +151%

22262

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF +10%

2945

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900KF

18462

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +196%

54650

Intel Core i9 9900KF

VS

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-9900KF

Processor Number

3960X

LGA-1151

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

sTRX4

95 W

Power Consumption

280 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

24

16

Performance Core Threads

48

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

24

16

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

38x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9900KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

64

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

Related CPU Comparisons

1

Intel Core i9 9900KF vs Intel Core i5 12400F

2

Intel Core i9 9900KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

3

Intel Core i5 12400 vs Intel Core i9 9900KF

4

Intel Core i9 9900KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

5

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Intel Core i9 9900KF

6

Intel Core i9 9900KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

7

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9 9900KF

8

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

9

Intel Core i9 9900KF vs Intel Core i5 10400F

10

Intel Core i9 9900KF vs Intel Celeron G4900