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Intel Core i9 14900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

86 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900K
VS
65 out of 100
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Intel Core i9 14900K
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Intel Core i9 14900K with 24-cores against the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32-cores. 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
62.2
(Average)
Value Index
4.5
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3970X and 14900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900K
  • Newer - released 4 years later
  • 87% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3171 vs 1698 points
  • 33% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
  • 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
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • 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 14900K
vs
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#17th 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 1940 MB/sec 808.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 194.6 Klines/sec 184.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 589.2 pages/sec 264.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 638.4 Mpixels/sec 269.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 318.7 pages/sec 137 pages/sec
Background blur 71.7 images/sec 45.5 images/sec
Photo processing 191.6 images/sec 107.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.7 Mpixels/sec 58.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 644 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 209.3 GOps/sec 263.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 152.1 GOps/sec 154.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 228M Primes/sec 333M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.6M Strings/sec 121.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.5 GBytes/sec 75.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 785.8 MBytes/sec 1159.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 3098 Frames/sec 3059 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 44.7B Matrices/sec 74.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 13248 & 1429 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 16.7 PPW 9.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 181 PPW 46.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 466 PPW 224.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.1 PPW 2.48 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 14900K
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-24 (Tanvir)Cinebench 2024129 / 2086
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-31 (Kreuz)Cinebench 2024128 / 1976
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-15 (Lil-Shady)Cinebench 2024136 / 2103
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-10 (Astromavic)Cinebench 2024134 / 1989
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-14 (cinebench251114)Cinebench 2024134 / 2114
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 14900K and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released October 16, 2023 November 25, 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh -
Model number i9-14900K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K -
Intel CPU rating (#7th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#46th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 32
P-Threads 16 64
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 6 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 -
E-Threads 16 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 24 32
Total Threads 32 64
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 32x 37x
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 (13th and 64th 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 14900K official page AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 64

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Comments

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