AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs Intel Core i5 12600K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

Intel Core i5 12600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i5 12600K 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 7980X 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (166.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 350W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

1891

Intel Core i5 12600K

1908

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +457%

98341

Intel Core i5 12600K

17648

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +10%

2828

Intel Core i5 12600K

2548

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +119%

26811

Intel Core i5 12600K

12188

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +5%

113

Intel Core i5 12600K

107

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +539%

5531

Intel Core i5 12600K

865

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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Intel Core i5 12600K

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Storm Peak

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12600K

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Generation

-

Package

52.56 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

350 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

150 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

TSMC

Foundry

-

8x71 mm²

Die Size

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

388 mm

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

6

-

Performance Core Threads

12

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

5.1 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

64

Total Core Count

10

128

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

37x

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

64 MB

L2 Cache

9728 K shared

256 MB

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

1 TB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

166.4 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

1450 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 7980X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600K

5

PCIe Version

5.0

48

PCIe Lanes

20

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