AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs Intel Core i9 12900KS

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

Intel Core i9 12900KS

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz 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 7980X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

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

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i9 12900KS 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (150W vs 350W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

1891

Intel Core i9 12900KS +10%

2082

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +253%

98341

Intel Core i9 12900KS

27796

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +10%

2828

Intel Core i9 12900KS

2559

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +72%

26811

Intel Core i9 12900KS

15546

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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Intel Core i9 12900KS

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Apr 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Storm Peak

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

-

Processor Number

i9-12900KS

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

150 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

TSMC

Foundry

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8x71 mm²

Die Size

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

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388 mm

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

8

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

5.1 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

32.0

Multiplier

34x

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

64 MB

L2 Cache

14 MB shared

256 MB

L3 Cache

30 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

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 7980X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900KS

5

PCIe Version

5.0

48

PCIe Lanes

20

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