AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i7 12700KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Intel Core i7 12700KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i7 12700KF with 12 cores 3.6GHz . 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 25MB)

Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (125W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Intel Core i7 12700KF +93%

1944

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +30%

29651

Intel Core i7 12700KF

22801

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Intel Core i7 12700KF +122%

2790

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

7480

Intel Core i7 12700KF +105%

15374

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +47%

516

Intel Core i7 12700KF

349

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Intel Core i7 12700KF +107%

2031

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +15%

17328

Intel Core i7 12700KF

14961

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Intel Core i7 12700KF +76%

4020

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

31873

Intel Core i7 12700KF +7%

34419

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i7 12700KF

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

i7-12700KF

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

190 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

8

64

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

32

Total Core Count

12

64

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

36x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 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 2990WX

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700KF

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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