AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX vs Intel Core i9 12900

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX

Intel Core i9 12900

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX with 16 cores 4.5GHz 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 Threadripper PRO 7955WX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (332.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i9 12900 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 350W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX +2%

2795

Intel Core i9 12900

2727

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX +57%

21069

Intel Core i9 12900

13396

AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX

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Intel Core i9 12900

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

Storm Peak

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

13.14 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

350 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

2x71 mm²

Die Size

215 mm²

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

388 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

8

-

Performance Core Threads

16

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

5.3 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

16

Total Core Count

16

32

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

45.0

Multiplier

24.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

16 MB

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

64 MB

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

2 TB

Max Memory Size

-

8

Max Memory Channels

2

332.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX

Official Website

-

5

PCIe Version

5

128

PCIe Lanes

20

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