AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i5 12600

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Intel Core i5 12600

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i5 12600 with 6 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 18MB)

Intel Core i5 12600 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 2 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core i5 12600 +42%

1865

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +157%

34932

Intel Core i5 12600

13559

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i5 12600 +49%

2536

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +24%

13003

Intel Core i5 12600

10456

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Intel Core i5 12600 +41%

1793

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +163%

22262

Intel Core i5 12600

8457

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i5 12600 +42%

3814

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +157%

54650

Intel Core i5 12600

21246

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i5 12600

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

3960X

Processor Number

i5-12600

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

117 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

6

48

Performance Core Threads

6

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

24

Total Core Count

6

48

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

33x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 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

1450 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 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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