AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i5 12490F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12490F 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1262
Intel Core i5 12490F
+37%
1729
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+558%
75671
Intel Core i5 12490F
11488
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1138
Intel Core i5 12490F
+116%
2466
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+9%
11211
Intel Core i5 12490F
10268
General Parameters
Jan 2020
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
-
Processor Number
i5-12490F
sTRX4
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
19.2 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
280 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
163 mm²
CPU Performance
64
Performance Cores
6
128
Performance Core Threads
12
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
0
-
Efficiency Core Threads
0
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
64
Total Core Count
6
128
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
30.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
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
4.0
PCIe Version
5
64
PCIe Lanes
20
