AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i7 12700F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Intel Core i7 12700F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 12700F with 12 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

Intel Core i7 12700F's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1135

Intel Core i7 12700F +66%

1885

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

18797

Intel Core i7 12700F +5%

19795

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

Intel Core i7 12700F +100%

2446

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

9103

Intel Core i7 12700F +40%

12755

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1128

Intel Core i7 12700F +50%

1703

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

12093

Intel Core i7 12700F +2%

12395

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

2456

Intel Core i7 12700F +58%

3882

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

29227

Intel Core i7 12700F +4%

30652

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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Intel Core i7 12700F

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-12700F

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

180 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

180W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

8

32

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.6 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

16

Total Core Count

12

32

Total Thread Count

20

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

35x

Multiplier

21x

96K per core

L1 Cache

80K per core

512K per core

L2 Cache

12MB shared

32MB shared

L3 Cache

25MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

2048GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700F

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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