AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i9 12900K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Intel Core i9 12900K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 32GHz . 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)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

Intel Core i9 12900K '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)

Higher base frequency (32GHz vs 3.8GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core i9 12900K +55%

2028

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +27%

34932

Intel Core i9 12900K

27422

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i9 12900K +54%

2631

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

13003

Intel Core i9 12900K +30%

17004

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +27%

2011

Intel Core i9 12900K

1582

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Intel Core i9 12900K +55%

1970

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +30%

22262

Intel Core i9 12900K

17028

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i9 12900K +56%

4173

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +32%

54650

Intel Core i9 12900K

41390

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i9 12900K

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

i9-12900K

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

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

3,2 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

24

Total Core Count

16

48

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

32x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

14 MB shared

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 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

1550 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 i9 12900K

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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