Intel Core i9 12900KS vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX

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Intel Core i9 12900KS AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KS with 16 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX with 12 cores 4.7GHz . 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

Lower TDP (150W vs 350W)

AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR5-4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (332.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS

2041

AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX +2%

2091

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS

17685

AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX +15%

20380

Intel Core i9 12900KS

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX

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

13.14 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

150 W

Power Consumption

350 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

2x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

-

Package

FC-LGA4844

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

-

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

5.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

16

Total Core Count

12

24

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

47.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

12 MB

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2 TB

2

Max Memory Channels

8

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

332.8 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 Threadripper PRO 7945WX

5.0

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

128

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