Intel Core Ultra 5 235T vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 235T with 14 cores 2.2GHz 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 Ultra 5 235T 's Advantages
Released 5 years late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 24MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
+126%
2577
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1138
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
+7%
12015
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
11211
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Jan 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen 2
Intel Socket 1851
Socket
sTRX4
Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 24EU
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
-
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
19.2 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
280 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
243 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
64
12
Performance Core Threads
128
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1600 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
14
Total Core Count
64
14
Total Thread Count
128
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
22.0
Multiplier
29x
192 KB per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
-
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
95.37 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
