AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i5 12400

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Intel Core i5 12400

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i5 12400 with 6 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 18MB)

Intel Core i5 12400 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Integrated graphics card

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Intel Core i5 12400 +63%

1647

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +140%

29651

Intel Core i5 12400

12344

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Intel Core i5 12400 +79%

2244

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

7480

Intel Core i5 12400 +30%

9793

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +213%

626

Intel Core i5 12400

200

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Intel Core i5 12400 +66%

1622

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +100%

17328

Intel Core i5 12400

8662

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Intel Core i5 12400 +54%

3528

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +63%

31873

Intel Core i5 12400

19439

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i5 12400

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

i5-12400

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

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

32

Performance Cores

6

64

Performance Core Threads

12

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

32

Total Core Count

6

64

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

25x

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

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1450 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

48

-

Raster Operation Units

24

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.35 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12400

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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