AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i9 12900

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i9 12900

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 12900 with 16 cores 2.4GHz . 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 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i9 12900 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core i9 12900 +52%

1988

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +32%

34932

Intel Core i9 12900

26454

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i9 12900 +60%

2727

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

13003

Intel Core i9 12900 +3%

13396

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i9 12900

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

3960X

Processor Number

-

sTRX4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

-

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

215 mm²

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

8

48

Performance Core Threads

16

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1800 MHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

24

Total Core Count

16

48

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

24.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

256 GB

Max Memory Size

-

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

-

4.0

PCIe Version

5

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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