Intel Core i9 12900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i9 12900K AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 32GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900K 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (32GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (125W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +60%

2028

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

27422

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +175%

75671

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +131%

2631

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +51%

17004

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

11211

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

1582

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +108%

3302

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +55%

1970

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

17028

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +61%

27453

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +62%

4173

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

41390

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +94%

80316

Intel Core i9 12900K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Jan 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-12900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

sTRX4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

sTRX4

125 W

Power Consumption

280 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

64

16

Performance Core Threads

128

3,2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.9 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

64

24

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

29x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

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

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1550 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 i9 12900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

64

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