Intel Core i9 12900KF vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i9 12900KF

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +55%

2028

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

27422

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +70%

46874

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +83%

2686

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +32%

16130

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +58%

124

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

1564

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +39%

2189

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +50%

1970

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

17469

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +28%

22365

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +55%

4167

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

41190

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +52%

62989

Intel Core i9 12900KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-12900KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

sTRX4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

125 W

Power Consumption

280 W

241 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

32

16

Performance Core Threads

64

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 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

32

24

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

64

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