AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i9 12900E
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i9 12900E with 16 cores 2.3GHz . 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)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i9 12900E 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (35W vs 280W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1138
Intel Core i9 12900E
+52%
1735
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+8%
11211
Intel Core i9 12900E
10366
General Parameters
Jan 2020
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
sTRX4
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
19.2 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
280 W
Power Consumption
35 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
215 mm²
CPU Performance
64
Performance Cores
8
128
Performance Core Threads
16
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.0 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
64
Total Core Count
16
128
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
23
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
256 GB
Max Memory Size
-
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
1550 MHz
-
Execution Units
32
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
5
64
PCIe Lanes
20
