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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i3-9100

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-9100
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Rank 2 - 26 %
Intel Core i3-9100
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 4.40 GHz
1,127 pts
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
1,072 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 3.50 GHz
21,444 pts
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
3,921 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 4.40 GHz
1,255
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
1,394
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 3.50 GHz
8,814
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
3,824
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 4.40 GHz
449 cb
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
445 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 4.40 GHz
1,137
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 4.20 GHz
1,069
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 3.50 GHz
7,003 cb
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
1,630 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 3.50 GHz
12,458
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
3,249
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 3.50 GHz
116.3 s
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
634.0 s
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 3.50 GHz
9,221
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
1,751
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 3.50 GHz
3,187 cb
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
660 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950XIntel Core i3-9100
FamilyAMD Ryzen Threadripper (16)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 (4)Intel Core i 9000 (34)
ArchitectureColfax (Zen+)Coffee Lake S Refresh
Technology12 nm14 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketTR4 (SP3r2)LGA 1151-2
PredecessorAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950XIntel Core i3-8100
SuccessorIntel Core i3-10100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950XIntel Core i3-9100
CPU Cores / Threads16 / 324 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 16x 4x
Frequency: 3.50 GHz 3.60 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 4.40 GHz 4.20 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.50 GHz 3.80 GHz
L2-Cache8.00 MB
L3-Cache32.00 MB6.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950XIntel Core i3-9100
GPU nameno iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.10 GHz
CUs / Shader / 24 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory64 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ4/2017

NPU AI performance

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950XIntel Core i3-9100
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950XIntel Core i3-9100
MemoryDDR4-2933 (93.8 GB/s)
DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory64 GB
Memory channels42
ECCYesYes
PCIe3.0 x 643.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth63.0 GB/s15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950XIntel Core i3-9100
TDP180 W65 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950XIntel Core i3-9100
Chip designChipletMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, LinuxWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ3/2018Q2/2019
Release price899 $122 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 3.50 - 4.40 GHz
Intel Core i3-9100
Intel Core i3-9100
4C / 4T · 3.60 - 4.20 GHz

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