Intel Core i9-14900HX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Compare Intel Core i9 (14th gen) 24 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 Series 32 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

10999 points
1% slightly better overall score
10823 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

11453 points
53% significantly better gaming score
7475 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

10950 points
12159 points
11% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

11076 points
13149 points
18% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

340.82 points
458.04 points
34% slightly higher Blender score
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

15507 points
103% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
7606 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

2661 points
120% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
1205 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

24
32
33% slightly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

32
64
100% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.2 GHz
3 GHz
36% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

5.8 GHz
38% slightly higher turbo speed
4.2 GHz

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
4
100% significantly more memory channels

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

32 MiB
100% significantly more L2 cache
16 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

36 MiB
64 MiB
77% significantly more L3 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

69th of 1,089
73rd of 1,089

Family

The product line

Core i9 (14th gen)
Ryzen Threadripper 2000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2024 February
2018 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-5600
DDR4

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
Yes

Core i9-14900HX vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX performs better than the Core i9-14900HX. Despite this, the Core i9-14900HX has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has slightly more cores than the Core i9-14900HX. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has 32 cores compared to 24 cores found in the Core i9-14900HX. It also has more threads than the Core i9-14900HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-14900HX. Despite this, the Core i9-14900HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core i9-14900HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. Despite this, the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core i9-14900HX.

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 i9-14900HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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