Intel Core i9 12900 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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Intel Core i9 12900

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz . 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

Lower TDP (65W vs 350W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (166.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900 +5%

1988

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

1891

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900

26454

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +271%

98341

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900

2727

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +3%

2828

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900

13396

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +100%

26811

Intel Core i9 12900

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

52.56 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

350 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

215 mm²

Die Size

8x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

-

16

Performance Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 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

32.0

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1.25 MB per core

L2 Cache

64 MB

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

-

Max Memory Size

1 TB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

166.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

5

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

48

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