Intel Core i7-14700HX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Core i7-14700HX vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-14700HX performs better than the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has slightly more cores with 24 cores whereas the Core i7-14700HX has 20 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-14700HX. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has a much higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-14700HX. Despite this, the Core i7-14700HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i7-14700HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. Despite this, the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i7-14700HX.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-14700HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.