AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX vs Intel Core i5 12500

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX Intel Core i5 12500

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX with 12 cores 4.0GHz and Intel Core i5 12500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 18MB)

Intel Core i5 12500 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months 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

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

1561

Intel Core i5 12500 +30%

2032

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +80%

10957

Intel Core i5 12500

6066

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +75%

286

Intel Core i5 12500

163

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

1303

Intel Core i5 12500 +33%

1737

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +63%

14155

Intel Core i5 12500

8674

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

2690

Intel Core i5 12500 +36%

3680

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX +67%

33118

Intel Core i5 12500

19747

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3945WX

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Intel Core i5 12500

General Parameters

Jul 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

i5-12500

sWRX8

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

sWRX8

Socket

LGA-1700

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

6

24

Performance Core Threads

12

4.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

12

Total Core Count

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

204.8 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

1450 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 Pro 3945WX

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12500

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

128

PCIe Lanes

20

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