AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X vs Intel Core i7 12700K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 12700K with 12 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i7 12700K 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Lower TDP (125W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-12700K
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Generation
-
Package
66.52 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
350 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
8x70.6 mm²
Die Size
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
388 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Threads
16
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
64
Total Core Count
12
128
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32.0
Multiplier
36x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
256 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
1 TB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
-
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
5
PCIe Version
5.0
48
PCIe Lanes
20
