AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i7 12700KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i7 12700KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz 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 3960X 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 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 i7 12700KF +48%

1944

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +53%

34932

Intel Core i7 12700KF

22801

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i7 12700KF +64%

2790

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

13003

Intel Core i7 12700KF +18%

15374

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +71%

2011

Intel Core i7 12700KF

1175

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Intel Core i7 12700KF +60%

2031

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +48%

22262

Intel Core i7 12700KF

14961

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i7 12700KF +50%

4020

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +58%

54650

Intel Core i7 12700KF

34419

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i7 12700KF

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

i7-12700KF

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

190 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

8

48

Performance Core Threads

16

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.5 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

24

Total Core Count

12

48

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 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

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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