AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i9 12900F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Intel Core i9 12900F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i9 12900F 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 3970X 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

Intel Core i9 12900F 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Intel Core i9 12900F +51%

1988

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +77%

46874

Intel Core i9 12900F

26455

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i9 12900F +75%

2572

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

Intel Core i9 12900F +12%

13687

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i9 12900F

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

sTRX4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

sTRX4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

215 mm²

-

Package

FC-LGA16A

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

8

64

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 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

32

Total Core Count

16

64

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

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 3970X

Official Website

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4.0

PCIe Version

5

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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