Intel Core i9 12900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Intel Core i9 12900K

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 32GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900K 's Advantages

Released 3 years late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (32GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (125W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +74%

2028

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +4%

27422

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

26292

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +102%

2631

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +102%

17004

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

8391

Blender

Intel Core i9 12900K +26%

422

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

333

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +85%

1970

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +43%

17028

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

11876

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +79%

4173

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +38%

41390

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

29986

Intel Core i9 12900K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Oct 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-12900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

sTR4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

125 W

Power Consumption

250 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

24

16

Performance Core Threads

48

3,2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.9 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

24

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1550 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 i9 12900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

60

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