AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i5 12600K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Intel Core i5 12600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i5 12600K 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 3960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 11 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core i5 12600K +45%

1908

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +97%

34932

Intel Core i5 12600K

17648

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i5 12600K +50%

2548

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +6%

13003

Intel Core i5 12600K

12188

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +121%

2011

Intel Core i5 12600K

909

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Intel Core i5 12600K +50%

1910

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +92%

22262

Intel Core i5 12600K

11565

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i5 12600K +48%

3956

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +97%

54650

Intel Core i5 12600K

27733

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i5 12600K

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

3960X

Processor Number

i5-12600K

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

150 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

6

48

Performance Core Threads

12

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.5 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

24

Total Core Count

10

48

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

9728 K shared

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 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 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600K

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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