AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i9 12900KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Intel Core i9 12900KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)

Intel Core i9 12900KF 's Advantages

Released 3 years late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (125W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

Intel Core i9 12900KF +74%

2028

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

26292

Intel Core i9 12900KF +4%

27422

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Intel Core i9 12900KF +107%

2686

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

8391

Intel Core i9 12900KF +92%

16130

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

333

Intel Core i9 12900KF +27%

425

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Intel Core i9 12900KF +85%

1970

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

11876

Intel Core i9 12900KF +47%

17469

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Intel Core i9 12900KF +79%

4167

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

29986

Intel Core i9 12900KF +37%

41190

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Intel Core i9 12900KF

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-12900KF

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

241 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

8

48

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

24

Total Core Count

16

48

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

32x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

14 MB shared

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900KF

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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