AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i9-13900KS

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
8,295

Rank #14

6,169
8,295

Core i9-13900KS wins by 25.6% (Rank #191 vs #14)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,962

Rank #285

vs
8,343

Rank #5

5,962
8,343

Core i9-13900KS wins by 28.5% (Rank #285 vs #5)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,480

Rank #160

vs
8,222

Rank #21

6,480
8,222

Core i9-13900KS wins by 21.2% (Rank #160 vs #21)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,482

Rank #184

vs
6,776

Rank #50

5,482
6,776

Core i9-13900KS wins by 19.1% (Rank #184 vs #50)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,083

Rank #111

vs
7,012

Rank #42

6,083
7,012

Core i9-13900KS wins by 13.2% (Rank #111 vs #42)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,252

Rank #256

vs
6,546

Rank #61

5,252
6,546

Core i9-13900KS wins by 19.8% (Rank #256 vs #61)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i9-13900KS Diff
Cores
16
24
-33.3%
Threads
32
32
0%
Base Frequency
3,500 MHz
3,200 MHz
+8.6%
Clock Multiplier
35x
32x
+8.6%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
78 KB
+94.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
2 MiB
+76.2%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
34 MiB
-6.8%
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
150 W
16.7% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
10 nm
16.7% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i9-13900KS
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2950X --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Raptor Lake-S
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 1700
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA16A
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4, DDR5
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 i9-13900KS
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Ryzen
Core i9-13900KS
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Ryzen
Core i9-13900KS
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
2950X
Core i9-13900KS
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Zen+
Core i9-13900KS
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Colfax
Core i9-13900KS
Raptor Lake-S

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
23
Core i9-13900KS
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
8
Core i9-13900KS
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Core i9-13900KS
Socket 1700

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
FCLGA-4094
Core i9-13900KS
FC-LGA16A

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Promontory
Core i9-13900KS
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
DDR4-2933
Core i9-13900KS
DDR4, DDR5

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Yes
Core i9-13900KS
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
3.0
Core i9-13900KS
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
x16, x8, x4, x2
Core i9-13900KS
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop
Core i9-13900KS
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
$899.00
Core i9-13900KS
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
No
Core i9-13900KS
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i9-13900KS
Process 12 nm 10 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 257 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 i9-13900KS
10 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
213 mm²
Core i9-13900KS
257 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
9.60 billion
Core i9-13900KS
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
GlobalFoundries
Core i9-13900KS
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
CMOS
Core i9-13900KS
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
64-bit
Core i9-13900KS
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i9-13900KS
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Core i9-13900KS
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
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