AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i5 12600

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Intel Core i5 12600

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz 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 2970WX 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 18MB)

Intel Core i5 12600 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 3 months late

Integrated graphics card

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1159

Intel Core i5 12600 +60%

1865

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +93%

26292

Intel Core i5 12600

13559

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Intel Core i5 12600 +95%

2536

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

8391

Intel Core i5 12600 +24%

10456

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +106%

353

Intel Core i5 12600

171

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Intel Core i5 12600 +68%

1793

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +40%

11876

Intel Core i5 12600

8457

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Intel Core i5 12600 +64%

3814

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +41%

29986

Intel Core i5 12600

21246

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Intel Core i5 12600

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12600

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

250 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

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

24

Total Core Count

6

48

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

33x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 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 2970WX

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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