Intel Core i9 12900 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i9 12900

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900 with 16 cores 2.4GHz 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 i9 12900 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900 +57%

1988

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900

26454

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +186%

75671

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900 +139%

2727

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900 +19%

13396

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

11211

Intel Core i9 12900

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jan 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen 2

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

sTRX4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

-

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

280 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

Intel

Foundry

-

215 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

64

16

Performance Core Threads

128

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1800 MHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

64

24

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

29x

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1.25 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

-

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

5

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

64

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