AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i9-12900KF

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,955

Rank #267

vs
7,219

Rank #52

5,955
7,219

Core i9-12900KF wins by 17.5% (Rank #267 vs #52)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,759

Rank #385

vs
7,385

Rank #44

5,759
7,385

Core i9-12900KF wins by 22% (Rank #385 vs #44)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,248

Rank #199

vs
6,969

Rank #103

6,248
6,969

Core i9-12900KF wins by 10.3% (Rank #199 vs #103)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,416

Rank #197

vs
5,931

Rank #111

5,416
5,931

Core i9-12900KF wins by 8.7% (Rank #197 vs #111)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,007

Rank #118

vs
6,064

Rank #113

6,007
6,064

Core i9-12900KF wins by 0.9% (Rank #118 vs #113)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,224

Rank #273

vs
5,805

Rank #125

5,224
5,805

Core i9-12900KF wins by 10% (Rank #273 vs #125)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i9-12900KF Diff
Cores
16
16
0%
Threads
32
24
+25%
Base Frequency
3,400 MHz
3,200 MHz
+5.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
34x
32x
+5.9%
L1 Cache
1,536 KB
78 KB
+94.9%
L2 Cache
8 MiB
1 MiB
+85.1%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
29 MiB
+10.6%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
180 W
125 W
30.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
10 nm
28.6% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i9-12900KF
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 1950X --
Microarchitecture Zen --
Core Name Whitehaven Alder Lake-S
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 1 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 Socket 1700
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA16A
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4, DDR5
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $999.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD
Core i9-12900KF
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Core i9-12900KF
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Ryzen
Core i9-12900KF
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1950X
Core i9-12900KF
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Zen
Core i9-12900KF
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Whitehaven
Core i9-12900KF
Alder Lake-S

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
23
Core i9-12900KF
--

Core Model

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
1
Core i9-12900KF
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Core i9-12900KF
Socket 1700

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
FCLGA-4094
Core i9-12900KF
FC-LGA16A

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Promontory
Core i9-12900KF
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
DDR4-2666
Core i9-12900KF
DDR4, DDR5

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Yes
Core i9-12900KF
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
$999.00
Core i9-12900KF
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
No
Core i9-12900KF
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i9-12900KF
Process 14 nm 10 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 215 mm²
Transistor Count 9.60 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
14 nm
Core i9-12900KF
10 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
213 mm²
Core i9-12900KF
215 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
9.60 billion
Core i9-12900KF
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
GlobalFoundries
Core i9-12900KF
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CMOS
Core i9-12900KF
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
64-bit
Core i9-12900KF
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i9-12900KF
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Core i9-12900KF
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64