Intel Core i5 12500 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Intel Core i5 12500

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12500 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 3 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 18MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500 +55%

1805

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

12471

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +110%

26292

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500 +56%

2032

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

6066

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +38%

8391

Blender

Intel Core i5 12500

163

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +104%

333

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500 +63%

1737

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

8674

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +36%

11876

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500 +58%

3680

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500

19747

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +51%

29986

Intel Core i5 12500

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Oct 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-12500

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

sTR4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

250 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

24

12

Performance Core Threads

48

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

24

12

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12500

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

60

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