AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX vs Intel Core i7 12700K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

Intel Core i7 12700K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX with 16 cores 3.9GHz and Intel Core i7 12700K with 12 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i7 12700K 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

1401

Intel Core i7 12700K +38%

1944

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +19%

27175

Intel Core i7 12700K

22801

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

867

Intel Core i7 12700K +202%

2625

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

2253

Intel Core i7 12700K +553%

14728

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

348

Intel Core i7 12700K +4%

364

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

1301

Intel Core i7 12700K +60%

2084

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

15072

Intel Core i7 12700K +2%

15499

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

2664

Intel Core i7 12700K +51%

4040

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +16%

40223

Intel Core i7 12700K

34674

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

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Intel Core i7 12700K

General Parameters

Jul 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

i7-12700K

sWRX8

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

190 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

16

Total Core Count

12

32

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

39x

Multiplier

36x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

204.8 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

1500 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 Pro 3955WX

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700K

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

128

PCIe Lanes

20

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