Intel Core i9 13900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900K with 24-cores against the 2.9 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900K
- Newer - released 2-years and 9-months later
- 78% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 2274 vs 1277 points
- 26% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Has 92 MB larger L3 cache size
- Has 40 more physical cores
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
- Supports quad-channel memory
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
- Around 5.77 GB/s (6%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | September 27, 2022 | January 10, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | - |
| Model number | i9-13900K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 770 | No |
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 64 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 128 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.0 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | - |
| E-Threads | 16 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.2 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.3 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 64 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 128 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 29x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 128MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 19.2 billions |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | sTRX4 |
| TDP | 125 W | 280 W |
| Max. Boost TDP | 253 W | - |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 95°C |
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
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 95.37 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i9 13900K official page | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 64 |
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