Intel Core i7 11700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 11700KF with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 11700KF 's Advantages
Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 's Advantages
Released 4 years late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (82.3GB/s vs 50GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 11700KF
1595
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+40%
2240
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 11700KF
15011
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+182%
42369
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 11700KF
2334
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+48%
3473
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 11700KF
10758
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+109%
22539
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core i7 11700KF
91
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+56%
142
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 11700KF
806
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+203%
2448
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 11700KF
3390
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+39%
4731
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 11700KF
24052
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+191%
70009
General Parameters
Mar 2021
Release Date
Mar 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Rocket Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i7-11700KF
Processor Number
9950X3D
LGA-1200
Socket
AM5
No
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
-
Transistor Count
16.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
-
-
-
125 W
Power Consumption
170 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
-
-
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
16
16
Performance Core Threads
32
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
43
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
-
-
-
-
SMP
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
50 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
82.3 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Shader Units
128
-
Texture Units
8
-
Raster Operation Units
4
-
Execution Units
2
-
Power Consumption
15
-
-
-
-
Graphics Performance
0.6 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
5.0
20
PCIe Lanes
28
-
-
-
-
