Intel Core i7-11700KF vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

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Combined performance score

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
16.47
+5.2%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Core i7-11700KF by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i7-11700KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking348383
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money49.5347.79
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Architecture codenameZEN+ (2018−2020)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date3 October 2018 (5 years old)16 March 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$649no data
Current price$180 (0.3x MSRP)$269
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X has 4% better value for money than i7-11700KF.

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i7-11700KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i7-11700KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSP3r2FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i7-11700KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i7-11700KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i7-11700KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i7-11700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size2 TiB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth93.867 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i7-11700KF.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 16.47
+5.2%
i7-11700KF 15.65

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Core i7-11700KF by 5% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 25300
+5.3%
i7-11700KF 24037

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms Core i7-11700KF by 5% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 1265
i7-11700KF 2259
+78.6%

Core i7-11700KF outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2920X by 79% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 7235
i7-11700KF 10194
+40.9%

Core i7-11700KF outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2920X by 41% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 16.47 15.65
Recency 3 October 2018 16 March 2021
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 125 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 2920X and Core i7-11700KF. The differences in performance seem too small.


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