AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i9-10900KF

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X $749
Intel Core i9-10900KF $472
16 Cores
32 Threads
3.5GHz Clock
10 Cores
20 Threads
3.7GHz Clock
Socket
AM4
Socket
LGA 1200
iGPU
No GPU
iGPU
No GPU

GB6 Single-Core

  • 1% slower vs Core i9-10900KF
  • 1% faster vs Ryzen 9 3950X
Ryzen 9 3950X - GB6S 1,735
x1
Core i9-10900KF - GB6S 1,760
x1.01

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 21% faster vs Core i9-10900KF
  • 17% slower vs Ryzen 9 3950X
Ryzen 9 3950X - GB6M 10,885
x1.21
Core i9-10900KF - GB6M 9,030
x1

CB23 Single-Core

  • Same Performance vs Core i9-10900KF
  • Same Performance vs Ryzen 9 3950X
Ryzen 9 3950X - CB23S 1,380
x1
Core i9-10900KF - CB23S 1,380
x1

CB23 Multi-Core

  • 51% faster vs Core i9-10900KF
  • 34% slower vs Ryzen 9 3950X
Ryzen 9 3950X - CB23M 24,055
x1.51
Core i9-10900KF - CB23M 15,945
x1
  • 9% faster vs Core i9-10900KF
  • 8% slower vs Ryzen 9 3950X
Ryzen 9 3950X - 51.2GB/s
x1.09
Core i9-10900KF - 46.9GB/s
x1
  • 16% lower vs Core i9-10900KF
  • 19% higher vs Ryzen 9 3950X
Ryzen 9 3950X - 105W
x1
Core i9-10900KF - 125W
x1.19
CB23S 1,380
53%
CB23S 1,380
53%
CB23M 24,055
56%
CB23M 15,945
37%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen 2
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Ryzen 3000
Family
Core 10th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Matisse
Aspen Highlands
Matisse 2CCD
Codename
Comet Lake-S
-
Comet Lake-10C
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
11/25/2019
Release Date
4/30/2020
Foundry
TSMC
GlobalFoundries (IO Die)
Foundry
Intel
-
Node
N7
12LP (IO Die)
Node
14nm+++
-
Die Size
2x 74 mm²
125 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
198 mm²
-
Transistor Count
2x 3.8 Billion
2.1 Billion (IO Die)
Transistor Count
3.4 Billion
-
16 Cores
10 Cores
32 Threads
20 Threads
3.5GHz
4.7GHz Boost
3.7GHz
5.2GHz Boost
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Unlocked
Type
PCIe
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L3
64MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
20MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Clock
1466MHz
Transfer Rate
2933MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
23.5GB/s
Bandwidth
46.9GB/s
TDP
105W
-
140W Peak
TDP
125W
95W cTDP Down
-
Temp
95°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
No GPU
No GPU
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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