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Intel Core i9 13900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

82 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900K
VS
54 out of 100
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
Intel Core i9 13900K
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz Intel Core i9 13900K with 24-cores against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
42.1
(Average)
Value Index
6.7
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3955WX and 13900K
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900K
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 76% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2939 vs 1669 points
  • Newer - released 2 years and 3 months later
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • 26% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
  • Supports up to 2048 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • Has 28 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i9 13900K
vs
Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 673 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 8146 -
Cinebench Scores (#35th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1570 MB/sec 1280 MB/sec
Clang compilation 193.2 Klines/sec 130.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 477 pages/sec 343.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 560.7 Mpixels/sec 358.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 301.8 pages/sec 132.2 pages/sec
Background blur 75.8 images/sec 46 images/sec
Photo processing 162.5 images/sec 102.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 43.5 Mpixels/sec 30 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 683 & 287 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 206.4 GOps/sec 132.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 150.5 GOps/sec 77.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 232M Primes/sec 191M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 86.9M Strings/sec 63.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 46.2 GBytes/sec 37.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 785.8 MBytes/sec 600.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 3101 Frames/sec 2377 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 46B Matrices/sec 38.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 12796 & 297 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.2 PPW -
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 164 PPW 48.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 464.7 PPW 142.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.24 PPW 1.32 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i9 13900K
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-27 (Marcus Kuronen)Cinebench 2026645 / 7225
📘 2026-07-11 (Nagambie)Cinebench 2026673 / 8146
📘 2026-05-09 (veshelya)Cinebench 2024133 / 941
📘 2026-03-23 (Rohit007)Cinebench 2024124 / 1906
📘 2025-11-09 (LieInMyEyes)Cinebench 2024126 / 1771
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 13900K and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released September 27, 2022 July 14, 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake -
Model number i9-13900K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K -
Intel CPU rating (#14th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 16
P-Threads 16 32
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 -
E-Threads 16 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.2 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 24 16
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 39x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 36MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 280 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 253 W -
Socket LGA-1700 sWRX8
Peak Temperature 100°C 90°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#21st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1650 MHz -
Shading Units 256 -
TMUs 16 -
ROPs 8 -
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 2048 GB
Memory Channels 2 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i9 13900K official page AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 128

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Comments

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