Intel Core i9 12900KS vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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Intel Core i9 12900KS

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KS with 16 cores 3.4GHz 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 12900KS 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (150W vs 350W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months 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)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +10%

2082

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

1891

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS

27796

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +253%

98341

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS

2559

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +10%

2828

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS

15546

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +72%

26811

Intel Core i9 12900KS

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

General Parameters

Apr 2022

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

i9-12900KS

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

52.56 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

150 W

Power Consumption

350 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

8x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

-

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

5.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

16

Total Core Count

64

24

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

32.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

64 MB

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 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

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 12900KS

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

5.0

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

48

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