Intel Core i5 12490F vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz . 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 2 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+32%
1729
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
1308
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
11488
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
+308%
46874
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+68%
2466
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
1463
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
10268
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
+18%
12202
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Nov 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen 2
i5-12490F
Processor Number
-
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
sTRX4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
23.5 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
280 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
32
12
Performance Core Threads
64
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
0
Efficiency Cores
-
0
Efficiency Core Threads
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
6
Total Core Count
32
12
Total Thread Count
64
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
37x
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
95.37 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
4.0
20
PCIe Lanes
64
