Architect's technical teardown: VRAM capacity, memory bandwidth, TDP, and AI throughput — compared head-to-head for local LLM workloads.
24-core Raptor Lake flagship. High P-core and E-core counts deliver excellent multi-threaded AI preprocessing, dataset tokenization, and concurrent model loading speeds.
The legendary used-market GOAT. 24GB VRAM at a fraction of the cost of 4090/5090. Still handles 70B models with ease.
| Metric | Intel Core i9-13900K | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 0GB | 24GB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 936 GB/s |
| AI Throughput (TOPS) | 1.7 | 285 |
| TDP (Power Draw) | 125W | 350W |
| Est. Price | $399.99 | $749.99 |