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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i9-13900K: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and Intel Core i9-13900K separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X at 8 MB, Intel Core i9-13900K at 32 MB, 75% in favour of Intel Core i9-13900K. L3 Cache splits them by another 44%, this time favouring AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. They match on 8 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and socket status.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Product Line | Ryzen 9 | Core i |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 3950X | 13900K |
| Codename | Matisse | Raptor Lake |
| Core/Thread Count | 16 Core / 32 Thread | 24 Core (8P+16E) / 32 Thread |
| Release Year | 2019 | 2022 |
| TDP | 105 W | 125W Base / 253W Max Turbo |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cache | 64MB L3 + 8MB L2 + 1MB L1 | 36MB L3 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA 1700 |
| Boost/Base Clock | 4.7 GHz / 3.5 GHz | 5.8 GHz / 3.0 GHz |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Performance Cores | 16 | 8 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 16 |
| SMT Enabled | true | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | true | true |
| L2 Cache | 8 MB-75% | 32 MB |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB | 36 MB-44% |
| Base Power | 105 W | 125 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 142 | 253 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR5 or DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 3200 | 5600 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory Capacity | 128 | 192 |
| ECC Support | false | true |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Yes |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
| Launch MSRP | 749 | 589 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | Boxed Retail |
| Series | Ryzen 9 | Core i9 |
| CPU Process Node | 7 Nanometers (TSMC) | Intel 7 |
| Architecture | Zen 2, Ryzen 3000 Series "Matisse" | Raptor Lake, 13th Gen Intel Core |
| Cores | 16 | 24 |
| Threads | 32 | 32 |