Intel Core i9 12900T vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

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Intel Core i9 12900T

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900T with 16 cores 1.4GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X with 24 cores 4.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900T 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (35W vs 350W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

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

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 1.4GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900T

2362

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X +41%

3337

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900T

12384

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X +131%

28707

Intel Core i9 12900T

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

26.28 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

35 W

Power Consumption

350 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

215 mm²

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

-

1.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1000 MHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

24

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

14.0

Multiplier

42x

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1.25 MB per core

L2 Cache

24 MB

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

0 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

-

Max Memory Size

1 TB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

166.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

32

Execution Units

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900T

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X

5

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

88

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