AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i9 12900KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Intel Core i9 12900KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz . 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)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i9 12900KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Intel Core i9 12900KF +60%

2028

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +175%

75671

Intel Core i9 12900KF

27422

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Intel Core i9 12900KF +136%

2686

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

11211

Intel Core i9 12900KF +43%

16130

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +111%

3302

Intel Core i9 12900KF

1564

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1265

Intel Core i9 12900KF +55%

1970

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +57%

27453

Intel Core i9 12900KF

17469

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Intel Core i9 12900KF +62%

4167

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +94%

80316

Intel Core i9 12900KF

41190

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i9 12900KF

General Parameters

Jan 2020

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-12900KF

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

241 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

8

128

Performance Core Threads

16

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.3 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

64

Total Core Count

16

128

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

32x

96 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

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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