Intel Core i9 12900F vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

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Intel Core i9 12900F

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900F with 16 cores 2.4GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX with 12 cores 4.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900F 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900F +64%

2572

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

1561

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900F +24%

13687

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

10957

Blender

Intel Core i9 12900F

223

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +1%

226

Intel Core i9 12900F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen 2

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

sWRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

-

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

280 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

Intel

Foundry

-

215 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.0 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

12

24

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

40x

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

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

-

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

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Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

5

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

128

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