Intel Core i9 12900KS vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2022
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Zen+
Processor Number
i9-12900KS
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
12 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
sTR4
Power Consumption
150 W
250 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
68 °C
Transistor Count
—
19.2 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Total Core Count
16
24
Total Thread Count
24
48
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
34x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
512 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Performance Core Threads
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48
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2048 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
87.42 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
—
Shader Units
256
—
Texture Units
16
—
Raster Operation Units
8
—
Execution Units
32
—
Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
60
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,082
1,159
Cinebench R23
27,796
26,292
Geekbench 6
2,559
1,297
Geekbench 6
15,546
8,391
Passmark CPU
4,357
2,319
Passmark CPU
44,470
29,986
Geekbench 5
—
1,064
Geekbench 5
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11,876
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.