Intel Core i5 12400F vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i5 12400F AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12400F with 6 cores 2.5GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12400F 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 2 months late

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 18MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +26%

1647

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

12344

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +182%

34932

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +35%

2301

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

9475

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +37%

13003

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +28%

1628

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

8519

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +161%

22262

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12400F +31%

3513

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12400F

19551

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +179%

54650

Intel Core i5 12400F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i5-12400F

Processor Number

3960X

LGA-1700

Socket

sTRX4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

sTRX4

65 W

Power Consumption

280 W

117 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

24

12

Performance Core Threads

48

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

24

12

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25x

Multiplier

38x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12400F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

64

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