AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9-14900KS

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,651

Rank #98

vs
8,361

Rank #11

6,651
8,361

Core i9-14900KS wins by 20.5% (Rank #98 vs #11)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,023

Rank #260

vs
8,485

Rank #4

6,023
8,485

Core i9-14900KS wins by 29% (Rank #260 vs #4)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,592

Rank #57

vs
8,176

Rank #22

7,592
8,176

Core i9-14900KS wins by 7.1% (Rank #57 vs #22)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,758

Rank #131

vs
6,761

Rank #51

5,758
6,761

Core i9-14900KS wins by 14.8% (Rank #131 vs #51)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,517

Rank #71

vs
7,012

Rank #42

6,517
7,012

Core i9-14900KS wins by 7.1% (Rank #71 vs #42)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,296

Rank #238

vs
6,488

Rank #68

5,296
6,488

Core i9-14900KS wins by 18.4% (Rank #238 vs #68)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Core i9-14900KS Diff
Cores
24
24
0%
Threads
48
32
+33.3%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
3,200 MHz
-6.3%
Clock Multiplier
30x
32x
-6.3%
L1 Cache
2,304 KB
78 KB
+96.6%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
2 MiB
+84.1%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
34 MiB
+46.4%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
250 W
150 W
40% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
10 nm
16.7% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Core i9-14900KS
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2970WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Raptor Lake-R
Core Family 23 --
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 $1,299.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD
Core i9-14900KS
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Core i9-14900KS
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Ryzen
Core i9-14900KS
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
2970WX
Core i9-14900KS
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Zen+
Core i9-14900KS
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Colfax
Core i9-14900KS
Raptor Lake-R

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
23
Core i9-14900KS
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Core i9-14900KS
Socket 1700

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
FCLGA-4094
Core i9-14900KS
FC-LGA16A

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Promontory
Core i9-14900KS
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR4-2933
Core i9-14900KS
DDR4, DDR5

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Yes
Core i9-14900KS
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.0
Core i9-14900KS
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Core i9-14900KS
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop
Core i9-14900KS
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299.00
Core i9-14900KS
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
No
Core i9-14900KS
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Core i9-14900KS
Process 12 nm 10 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 257 mm²
Transistor Count 19.20 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
12 nm
Core i9-14900KS
10 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
213 mm²
Core i9-14900KS
257 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
19.20 billion
Core i9-14900KS
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
GlobalFoundries
Core i9-14900KS
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CMOS
Core i9-14900KS
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
64-bit
Core i9-14900KS
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
x86-64 (x86)
Core i9-14900KS
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Core i9-14900KS
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