Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i5 12600K

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +51%

1908

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

17648

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +328%

75671

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +123%

2548

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +8%

12188

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

11211

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

865

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +281%

3302

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +50%

1910

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

11565

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +137%

27453

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +54%

3956

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

27733

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +189%

80316

Intel Core i5 12600K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Jan 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i5-12600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

sTRX4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

125 W

Power Consumption

280 W

150 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

64

12

Performance Core Threads

128

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

10

Total Core Count

64

16

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

29x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

9728 K shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 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 12600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

64

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