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Intel Core i9 13900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

82 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900K
VS
59 out of 100
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Intel Core i9 13900K
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

We compared two 24-core desktop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900K against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
42.1
(Average)
Value Index
6.0
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3960X and 13900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900K
  • 93% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2939 vs 1523 points
  • Newer - released 2 years and 11 months later
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • 20% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
  • Has 92 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13900K
vs
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 673 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 8146 -
Cinebench Scores (#35th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1570 MB/sec 824.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 193.2 Klines/sec 168.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 477 pages/sec 236.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.7 Mpixels/sec 164.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 301.8 pages/sec 130.7 pages/sec
Background blur 75.8 images/sec 38.4 images/sec
Photo processing 162.5 images/sec 80.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 43.5 Mpixels/sec 38 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 683 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 206.4 GOps/sec 198.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 150.5 GOps/sec 116.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 232M Primes/sec 416M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.9M Strings/sec 94.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.2 GBytes/sec 57.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 785.8 MBytes/sec 894.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 3101 Frames/sec 3307 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 46B Matrices/sec 57.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 12796 & 1307 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.2 PPW 6.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 164 PPW 40.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 464.7 PPW 195.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.24 PPW 1.95 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i9 13900K
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Marcus Kuronen)Cinebench 2026645 / 7225
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Nagambie)Cinebench 2026673 / 8146
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-09 (veshelya)Cinebench 2024133 / 941
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-23 (Rohit007)Cinebench 2024124 / 1906
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-09 (LieInMyEyes)Cinebench 2024126 / 1771
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900K and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released September 27, 2022 November 25, 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake -
Model number i9-13900K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K -
Intel CPU rating (#14th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#69th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 24
P-Threads 16 48
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 -
E-Threads 16 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.2 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 24 24
Total Threads 32 48
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 38x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 128MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 15.2 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 280 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W -
Socket LGA-1700 sTRX4
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (21st and 80th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz -
Shading Units 256 -
TMUs 16 -
ROPs 8 -
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 13900K official page AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 64

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Comments

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