Intel Core i5 12490F vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X with 8 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12490F 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 180W)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+72%
1729
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
1005
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+27%
11488
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
8979
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+126%
2466
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
1091
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+64%
10268
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
6234
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Aug 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen
i5-12490F
Processor Number
-
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
sTR4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
9.6 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
180 W
117 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
68 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
163 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
0
Efficiency Cores
-
0
Efficiency Core Threads
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
38x
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
2048 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
60
