AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX vs Intel Core i9 12900

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

Intel Core i9 12900

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX with 12 cores 4.0GHz 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 Pro 3945WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i9 12900 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

1561

Intel Core i9 12900 +74%

2727

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

10957

Intel Core i9 12900 +22%

13396

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

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Intel Core i9 12900

General Parameters

Jul 2020

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

sWRX8

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

-

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

215 mm²

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

24

Performance Core Threads

16

4.0 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

12

Total Core Count

16

24

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

24.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

-

8

Max Memory Channels

2

204.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

Official Website

-

4.0

PCIe Version

5

128

PCIe Lanes

20

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