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)

Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 11 months late

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 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 +32%

103

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

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

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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