AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i9 12900KS

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Intel Core i9 12900KS

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i9 12900KS with 16 cores 3.4GHz . 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)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i9 12900KS 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 3 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (150W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Intel Core i9 12900KS +64%

2082

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +172%

75671

Intel Core i9 12900KS

27796

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Intel Core i9 12900KS +124%

2559

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

11211

Intel Core i9 12900KS +38%

15546

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1265

Intel Core i9 12900KS +61%

2041

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +55%

27453

Intel Core i9 12900KS

17685

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Intel Core i9 12900KS +69%

4357

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +80%

80316

Intel Core i9 12900KS

44470

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i9 12900KS

General Parameters

Jan 2020

Release Date

Apr 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

-

Processor Number

i9-12900KS

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

150 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

8

128

Performance Core Threads

-

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

64

Total Core Count

16

128

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

34x

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

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1550 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900KS

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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