Intel Core i9-10990XE vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10990XE |
| None |
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 90% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| 100 watts lower power draw. |
| Around 90% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i9-10990XE | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| Boost 3.0 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i9-10990XE | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Cascadelake | vs | AMD Zen 2 |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Quad-channel | vs | DDR4-3200 MHz
Quad-channel |
| Codename | Cascade Lake-X | vs | Matisse |
| Release Date | Mar 2020 | vs | Feb 2020 |
Cores
| Intel Core i9-10990XE | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | |
|---|
| Cores | 22 | vs | 64 |
| Threads | 44 | vs | 128 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i9-10990XE | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | vs | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | vs | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 30.25MB (shared) | vs | 128MB |
Physical
| Intel Core i9-10990XE | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 2066 | vs | AMD Socket TR4 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | vs | 95°C |
| Package | FC-LGA2066 | vs | sTRX4 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 74mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 7 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i9-10990XE | | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 4000 MHz | vs | 2900 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 5000 MHz | vs | 4300 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | N/A |
| TDP | 380 W | vs | 280 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better