AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i9-9940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and Intel Core i9-9940X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 14
  • 20 more threads: 48 vs 28
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 71% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2682 vs 2632
  • Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54873 vs 28059
  • Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1267 vs 1140
  • Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 19997 vs 13302
  • Around 22% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 14014 vs 11442
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 25 Nov 2019 vs October 2018
Number of cores 24 vs 14
Number of threads 48 vs 28
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB vs 19.25 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2682 vs 2632
PassMark - CPU mark 54873 vs 28059
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1267 vs 1140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 19997 vs 13302
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 14014 vs 11442

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9940X

  • Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 68 °C
  • Around 17% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 280 Watt
Maximum core temperature 88°C vs 68 °C
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt vs 280 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9940X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2682
2632
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
54873
28059
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1267
1140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
19997
13302
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
14014
11442
Name AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Intel Core i9-9940X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2682 2632
PassMark - CPU mark 54873 28059
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1267 1140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 19997 13302
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 14014 11442

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Intel Core i9-9940X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date 25 Nov 2019 October 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $1399
Place in performance rating 346 698
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i9-9940X
Series Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.30 GHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB 64K (per core)
L2 cache 12 MB 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 128 MB 19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 68 °C 88°C
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 24 14
Number of threads 48 28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 512 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported sTRX4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 280 Watt 165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 44
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)