Intel Core i5 12490F vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz and AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX with 16 cores 4.5GHz . 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
Lower TDP (65W vs 350W)
AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (332.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
2466
AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX
+13%
2795
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
10268
AMD Threadripper PRO 7955WX
+105%
21069
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Storm Peak
i5-12490F
Processor Number
-
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AMD Socket sTR5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))
Package
-
Transistor Count
13.14 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
350 W
117 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
163 mm²
Die Size
2x71 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
388 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
-
12
Performance Core Threads
-
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
0
Efficiency Cores
-
0
Efficiency Core Threads
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
45.0
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
2 TB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
332.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
5
20
PCIe Lanes
128
