AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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

6,400

Rank #133

vs
8,361

Rank #11

6,400
8,361

Core i9-14900KS wins by 23.5% (Rank #133 vs #11)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,836

Rank #339

vs
8,485

Rank #4

5,836
8,485

Core i9-14900KS wins by 31.2% (Rank #339 vs #4)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,246

Rank #78

vs
8,176

Rank #22

7,246
8,176

Core i9-14900KS wins by 11.4% (Rank #78 vs #22)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,054

Rank #99

vs
6,761

Rank #51

6,054
6,761

Core i9-14900KS wins by 10.5% (Rank #99 vs #51)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,591

Rank #66

vs
7,012

Rank #42

6,591
7,012

Core i9-14900KS wins by 6% (Rank #66 vs #42)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,410

Rank #207

vs
6,488

Rank #68

5,410
6,488

Core i9-14900KS wins by 16.6% (Rank #207 vs #68)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Core i9-14900KS Diff
Cores
32
24
+25%
Threads
64
32
+50%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
3,200 MHz
-6.3%
Clock Multiplier
30x
32x
-6.3%
L1 Cache
3,072 KB
78 KB
+97.5%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
2 MiB
+88.1%
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 2990WX Core i9-14900KS
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2990WX --
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 $1,799.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD
Core i9-14900KS
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Core i9-14900KS
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Core i9-14900KS
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2990WX
Core i9-14900KS
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Zen+
Core i9-14900KS
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Colfax
Core i9-14900KS
Raptor Lake-R

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
23
Core i9-14900KS
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Core i9-14900KS
Socket 1700

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
FCLGA-4094
Core i9-14900KS
FC-LGA16A

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Promontory
Core i9-14900KS
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
DDR4-2933
Core i9-14900KS
DDR4, DDR5

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Yes
Core i9-14900KS
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
3.0
Core i9-14900KS
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Core i9-14900KS
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop
Core i9-14900KS
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
$1,799.00
Core i9-14900KS
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
No
Core i9-14900KS
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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 2990WX
12 nm
Core i9-14900KS
10 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
213 mm²
Core i9-14900KS
257 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
19.20 billion
Core i9-14900KS
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
GlobalFoundries
Core i9-14900KS
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CMOS
Core i9-14900KS
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
64-bit
Core i9-14900KS
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x86-64 (x86)
Core i9-14900KS
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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