AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i7-9700F

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Core i7-9700F specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen Threadripper 3960X beats the Core i7-9700F in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-9700F in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has significantly more cores than the Core i7-9700F. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has 24 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i7-9700F. It also has more threads than the Core i7-9700F. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-9700F. Despite this, the Core i7-9700F has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-9700F outputs less heat than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-9700F. The Ryzen Threadripper 3960X also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 Ryzen Threadripper 3960X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.