Intel Core i5 12600KF vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX

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Intel Core i5 12600KF

AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX with 16 cores 4.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages

Lower TDP (125W vs 350W)

AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

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

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)

Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF

2597

AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX +7%

2795

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF

12937

AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX +62%

21069

Intel Core i5 12600KF

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

i5-12600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

13.14 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

125 W

Power Consumption

350 W

150 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

2x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

-

12

Performance Core Threads

-

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.5 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 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

16

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

45.0

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

9728 K shared

L2 Cache

16 MB

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2 TB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

332.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12600KF

Official Website

AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX

5.0

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

128

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