AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i5 12500

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Intel Core i5 12500

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i5 12500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 18MB)

Intel Core i5 12500 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Intel Core i5 12500 +79%

1805

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +137%

29651

Intel Core i5 12500

12471

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Intel Core i5 12500 +62%

2032

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +23%

7480

Intel Core i5 12500

6066

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +216%

516

Intel Core i5 12500

163

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Intel Core i5 12500 +77%

1737

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +99%

17328

Intel Core i5 12500

8674

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Intel Core i5 12500 +61%

3680

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +61%

31873

Intel Core i5 12500

19747

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i5 12500

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

-

Processor Number

i5-12500

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

6

64

Performance Core Threads

12

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

32

Total Core Count

6

64

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

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

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1450 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12500

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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