Intel Core i7 12700K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Nov 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Zen 2
Processor Number
i7-12700K
3960X
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
sTRX4
Power Consumption
125 W
280 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
68 °C
Transistor Count
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23.5 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
24
Performance Core Threads
16
48
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
24
Total Thread Count
20
48
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
38x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
512 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
128 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
95.37 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
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Shader Units
256
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Texture Units
16
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Raster Operation Units
8
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Execution Units
32
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
64
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
1,307
Cinebench R23
22,801
34,932
Geekbench 6
2,625
1,698
Geekbench 5
2,084
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Geekbench 6
14,728
13,003
Geekbench 5
15,499
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Cinebench 2024
114
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Cinebench 2024
1,172
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Blender
364
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Passmark CPU
4,040
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Passmark CPU
34,674
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.