AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i9-9960X

What is the difference between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Intel Core i9-9960X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Intel Core i9-9960X
Intel Core i9-9960X

Performance (Benchmarks)

1212Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score1107
25036Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score14226
80911PassMark CPU Mark Rating31264
2564PassMark Single Thread Rating2649
108023DMark Time Spy Physics Score12946

Processor Specs

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990XProcessorIntel Core i9-9960X
2900 MHzFrequency3100 MHz
4300 MHzMaximum Frequency4400 MHz
64Cores16
128Threads32
280 WTDP165 W
Castle PeakCodenameSkylake
sTRX4PackageSocket 2066 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1224Single-Core Score1096
29391Multi-Core Score13652
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.2.5 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
System manufacturer System Product NameModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME TRX40-PRO-SMotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME X299-DELUXE
High performancePower PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990XNameIntel Core i9-9960X
1 Processor, 64 CoresTopology1 Processor, 16 Cores, 32 Threads
AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 49 Stepping 0IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4
2.90 GHzBase Frequency3.10 GHz
4117 MHzMaximum Frequency4.39 GHz
Socket sTRX4 (4094)PackageSocket 2066 LGA
Castle PeakCodenameSkylake-X
32.0 KB x 64L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 16
32.0 KB x 64L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 16
512 KB x 64L2 Cache1.00 MB x 16
16.0 MB x 16L3 Cache22.0 MB x 1

Memory Information

256.00 GBSize64.00 GB
1596 MHzFrequency1200 MHz
DDR4 SDRAMTypeDDR4 SDRAM
4Channels4

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1224Single-Core Score1096
2093Crypto Score1574
1068Integer Score1018
1418Floating Point Score 1186
2093
3.57 GB/sec		AES-XTS1574
2.68 GB/sec
1200
6.07 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)950
4.81 MB/sec
1248
59.1 Mpixels/sec		Image Compression1220
57.7 Mpixels/sec
1078
3.04 MTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)895
2.52 MTE/sec
841
988.0 KElements/sec		HTML5938
1.10 MElements/sec
898
281.2 Krows/sec		SQLite968
303.2 Krows/sec
1072
58.2 Mpixels/sec		PDF Rendering1102
59.8 Mpixels/sec
1062
338.3 KB/sec		Text Rendering1033
329.3 KB/sec
1070
8.34 Klines/sec		Clang1113
8.67 Klines/sec
1213
14.1 images/sec		Camera987
11.4 images/sec
1399
1.75 Mpairs/sec		N-Body Physics1030
1.29 Mpairs/sec
1216
7533.2 FPS		Rigid Body Physics1145
7091.2 FPS
1470
80.8 Mpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur775
42.6 Mpixels/sec
1300
10.0 images/sec		Face Detection1073
8.26 images/sec
1148
28.3 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection997
24.6 Mpixels/sec
2337
114.6 Mpixels/sec		Image Inpainting1863
91.4 Mpixels/sec
2291
31.2 Mpixels/sec		HDR2163
29.5 Mpixels/sec
1578
1.27 Mpixels/sec		Ray Tracing1417
1.14 Mpixels/sec
1010
9.05 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion1011
9.05 Kpixels/sec
1272
40.7 Words/sec		Speech Recognition1013
32.4 Words/sec
1149
44.4 images/sec		Machine Learning1147
44.3 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

29391Multi-Core Score13652
17787Crypto Score10985
27944Integer Score13256
34460Floating Point Score 14954
17787
30.3 GB/sec		AES-XTS10985
18.7 GB/sec
48777
246.7 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)15597
78.9 MB/sec
49166
2.33 Gpixels/sec		Image Compression18556
877.8 Mpixels/sec
8293
23.4 MTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)7324
20.7 MTE/sec
38095
44.7 MElements/sec		HTML512518
14.7 MElements/sec
41373
13.0 Mrows/sec		SQLite13650
4.28 Mrows/sec
23387
1.27 Gpixels/sec		PDF Rendering14855
806.2 Mpixels/sec
15925
4.95 MB/sec		Text Rendering11726
3.65 MB/sec
45929
357.9 Klines/sec		Clang16046
125.0 Klines/sec
19376
224.6 images/sec		Camera12487
144.7 images/sec
18946
23.7 Mpairs/sec		N-Body Physics12242
15.3 Mpairs/sec
58940
365155.6 FPS		Rigid Body Physics20054
124244.4 FPS
44675
2.46 Gpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur14541
799.3 Mpixels/sec
63352
487.8 images/sec		Face Detection15004
115.5 images/sec
24751
610.1 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection14999
369.7 Mpixels/sec
53844
2.64 Gpixels/sec		Image Inpainting21108
1.04 Gpixels/sec
49139
669.6 Mpixels/sec		HDR30571
416.6 Mpixels/sec
53867
43.3 Mpixels/sec		Ray Tracing22416
18.0 Mpixels/sec
22667
203.1 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion15131
135.6 Kpixels/sec
35187
1.12 KWords/sec		Speech Recognition9097
290.8 Words/sec
9152
353.7 images/sec		Machine Learning5228
202.0 images/sec