AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-10900KF

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,169

Rank #191

vs
6,108

Rank #212

6,169
6,108

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 1% (Rank #191 vs #212)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,962

Rank #285

vs
6,248

Rank #188

5,962
6,248

Core i9-10900KF wins by 4.6% (Rank #285 vs #188)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,480

Rank #160

vs
5,899

Rank #257

6,480
5,899

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 9% (Rank #160 vs #257)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,482

Rank #184

vs
5,235

Rank #256

5,482
5,235

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 4.5% (Rank #184 vs #256)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,083

Rank #111

vs
5,389

Rank #235

6,083
5,389

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X wins by 11.4% (Rank #111 vs #235)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,252

Rank #256

vs
5,279

Rank #243

5,252
5,279

Core i9-10900KF wins by 0.5% (Rank #256 vs #243)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i9-10900KF Diff
Cores
16
10
+37.5%
Threads
32
20
+37.5%
Base Frequency
3,500 MHz
3,700 MHz
-5.4%
Clock Multiplier
35x
34x
+2.9%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
62 KB
+95.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
0 MiB
+97%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
19 MiB
+40.4%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
105 W
41.7% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
14 nm
14.3% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i9-10900KF
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2950X --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Comet Lake
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 1159
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA1159
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $899.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
AMD
Core i9-10900KF
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Ryzen
Core i9-10900KF
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Ryzen
Core i9-10900KF
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
2950X
Core i9-10900KF
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Zen+
Core i9-10900KF
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Colfax
Core i9-10900KF
Comet Lake

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
23
Core i9-10900KF
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
8
Core i9-10900KF
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Core i9-10900KF
Socket 1159

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
FCLGA-4094
Core i9-10900KF
FC-LGA1159

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Promontory
Core i9-10900KF
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
DDR4-2933
Core i9-10900KF
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Yes
Core i9-10900KF
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
3.0
Core i9-10900KF
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
x16, x8, x4, x2
Core i9-10900KF
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
$899.00
Core i9-10900KF
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
No
Core i9-10900KF
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i9-10900KF
Process 12 nm 14 nm
Die Area 213 mm² --
Transistor Count 9.60 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
12 nm
Core i9-10900KF
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
213 mm²
Core i9-10900KF
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
9.60 billion
Core i9-10900KF
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
GlobalFoundries
Core i9-10900KF
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
CMOS
Core i9-10900KF
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
64-bit
Core i9-10900KF
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i9-10900KF
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i9-10900KF
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
E3DNow!
EIST
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
PBO
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TVB
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64