AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i7 12700

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Intel Core i7 12700

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i7 12700 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 3990X 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 25MB)

Intel Core i7 12700 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Integrated graphics card

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 3990X

1262

Intel Core i7 12700 +48%

1873

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +326%

75671

Intel Core i7 12700

17734

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Intel Core i7 12700 +118%

2491

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

11211

Intel Core i7 12700 +14%

12863

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +228%

3302

Intel Core i7 12700

1004

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1265

Intel Core i7 12700 +42%

1799

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +119%

27453

Intel Core i7 12700

12519

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Intel Core i7 12700 +52%

3921

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +160%

80316

Intel Core i7 12700

30858

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i7 12700

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

-

Processor Number

i7-12700

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

19.2 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

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

8

128

Performance Core Threads

16

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

4.3 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

64

Total Core Count

12

128

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

21x

96 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

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

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1500 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 3990X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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