Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i5 12600K AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +89%

1908

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

17648

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +68%

29651

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +103%

2548

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1253

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +62%

12188

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

7480

Blender

Intel Core i5 12600K

275

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +127%

626

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +95%

1910

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

977

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

11565

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +49%

17328

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K +73%

3956

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

2278

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

27733

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +14%

31873

Intel Core i5 12600K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Aug 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-12600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

sTR4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

sTR4

125 W

Power Consumption

250 W

150 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

32

12

Performance Core Threads

64

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

10

Total Core Count

32

16

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

30x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

9728 K shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

60

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