Intel Core i9 12900KF vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

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Intel Core i9 12900KF

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X with 32 cores 4GHz . 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

Lower TDP (125W vs 350W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

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

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)

Higher base frequency (4GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

2686

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X +9%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

16130

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X +58%

25488

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

124

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

123

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF

1564

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X +135%

3685

Intel Core i9 12900KF

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

i9-12900KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

26.28 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

125 W

Power Consumption

350 W

241 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

4x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

-

16

Performance Core Threads

-

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 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

40.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

32 MB

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

1 TB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

166.4 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

5.0

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

88

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