AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i9 12900

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Intel Core i9 12900

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz 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 3990X 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (2.9GHz 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 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 3990X

1262

Intel Core i9 12900 +57%

1988

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +186%

75671

Intel Core i9 12900

26454

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Intel Core i9 12900 +139%

2727

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

11211

Intel Core i9 12900 +19%

13396

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i9 12900

General Parameters

Jan 2020

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

UHD Graphics 770

-

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

215 mm²

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

8

128

Performance Core Threads

16

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4.3 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

64

Total Core Count

16

128

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

24.0

96 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 3990X

Official Website

-

4.0

PCIe Version

5

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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