AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i5 12600KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Intel Core i5 12600KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i5 12600KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz . 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 20MB)

Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Intel Core i5 12600KF +89%

1908

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +68%

29651

Intel Core i5 12600KF

17648

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Intel Core i5 12600KF +107%

2597

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

7480

Intel Core i5 12600KF +72%

12937

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +139%

626

Intel Core i5 12600KF

261

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Intel Core i5 12600KF +88%

1839

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +49%

17328

Intel Core i5 12600KF

11626

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Intel Core i5 12600KF +72%

3934

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +16%

31873

Intel Core i5 12600KF

27408

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i5 12600KF

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12600KF

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

250 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

150 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

3.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

32

Total Core Count

10

64

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

37x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

9728 K shared

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 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

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600KF

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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