AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i5 12600KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Intel Core i5 12600KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i5 12600KF 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 3970X 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i5 12600KF '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 3970X

1308

Intel Core i5 12600KF +45%

1908

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +165%

46874

Intel Core i5 12600KF

17648

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i5 12600KF +77%

2597

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

Intel Core i5 12600KF +6%

12937

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

Intel Core i5 12600KF +34%

105

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +140%

2189

Intel Core i5 12600KF

909

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

Intel Core i5 12600KF +40%

1839

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +92%

22365

Intel Core i5 12600KF

11626

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

Intel Core i5 12600KF +47%

3934

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +129%

62989

Intel Core i5 12600KF

27408

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i5 12600KF

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

-

Processor Number

i5-12600KF

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

150 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

6

64

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 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

32

Total Core Count

10

64

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

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

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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