AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9 12900K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Intel Core i9 12900K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X with 16 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 32GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)

Intel Core i9 12900K 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 2 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2666)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (32GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

1027

Intel Core i9 12900K +97%

2028

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

19635

Intel Core i9 12900K +39%

27422

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

1249

Intel Core i9 12900K +110%

2631

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

10364

Intel Core i9 12900K +64%

17004

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

964

Intel Core i9 12900K +64%

1582

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

1020

Intel Core i9 12900K +93%

1970

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

11859

Intel Core i9 12900K +43%

17028

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

2265

Intel Core i9 12900K +84%

4173

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

27543

Intel Core i9 12900K +50%

41390

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

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Intel Core i9 12900K

General Parameters

Aug 2017

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-12900K

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

180 W

Power Consumption

125 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3,2 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

16

Total Core Count

16

32

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

32x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

14 MB shared

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1550 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900K

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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