AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i7 12700F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Intel Core i7 12700F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz 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 3970X 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 25MB)

Intel Core i7 12700F '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)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Intel Core i7 12700F +44%

1885

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +136%

46874

Intel Core i7 12700F

19795

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i7 12700F +67%

2446

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

12202

Intel Core i7 12700F +4%

12755

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

78

Intel Core i7 12700F +41%

110

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +118%

2189

Intel Core i7 12700F

1004

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1309

Intel Core i7 12700F +30%

1703

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +80%

22365

Intel Core i7 12700F

12395

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

2674

Intel Core i7 12700F +45%

3882

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +105%

62989

Intel Core i7 12700F

30652

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i7 12700F

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

-

Processor Number

i7-12700F

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

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

180 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

8

64

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

4.5 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

32

Total Core Count

12

64

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

21x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 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

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700F

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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