AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core 5 120U

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,400

Rank #133

vs
5,870

Rank #293

6,400
5,870

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 8.3% (Rank #133 vs #293)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,836

Rank #339

vs
6,170

Rank #209

5,836
6,170

Core 5 120U wins by 5.4% (Rank #339 vs #209)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

7,246

Rank #78

vs
5,419

Rank #425

7,246
5,419

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 25.2% (Rank #78 vs #425)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,054

Rank #99

vs
5,008

Rank #379

6,054
5,008

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 17.3% (Rank #99 vs #379)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,591

Rank #66

vs
4,985

Rank #428

6,591
4,985

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 24.4% (Rank #66 vs #428)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,410

Rank #207

vs
4,944

Rank #428

5,410
4,944

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX wins by 8.6% (Rank #207 vs #428)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Core 5 120U Diff
Cores
32
10
+68.8%
Threads
64
12
+81.3%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
1,400 MHz
+53.3%
Clock Multiplier
30x
14x
+53.3%
L1 Cache
3,072 KB
78 KB
+97.5%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
1 MiB
+92.6%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
11 MiB
+82.1%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
2,048 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
87 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
60
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
250 W
15 W
94% more
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
10 nm
16.7% more

General Information

Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Core 5 120U
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series Ryzen --
Model Number 2990WX --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Colfax Raptor Lake-U
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket TR4 and LGA-4094 BGA 1744
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-BGA16F
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR4, DDR5
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4, x2 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $1,799.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
AMD
Core 5 120U
Intel

Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Core 5 120U
--

Series

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen
Core 5 120U
--

Model Number

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
2990WX
Core 5 120U
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Zen+
Core 5 120U
--

Core Name

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Colfax
Core 5 120U
Raptor Lake-U

Core Family

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
23
Core 5 120U
--

Socket

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Socket TR4 and LGA-4094
Core 5 120U
BGA 1744

Package

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
FCLGA-4094
Core 5 120U
FC-BGA16F

Chipset

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Promontory
Core 5 120U
--

Memory Type

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
DDR4-2933
Core 5 120U
DDR4, DDR5

ECC Support

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Yes
Core 5 120U
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
3.0
Core 5 120U
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x16, x8, x4, x2
Core 5 120U
--

Market Segment

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop
Core 5 120U
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
$1,799.00
Core 5 120U
--

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
No
Core 5 120U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Core 5 120U
Process 12 nm 10 nm
Die Area 213 mm² --
Transistor Count 19.20 billion --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
12 nm
Core 5 120U
10 nm

Die Area

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
213 mm²
Core 5 120U
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
19.20 billion
Core 5 120U
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
GlobalFoundries
Core 5 120U
Intel

Technology

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CMOS
Core 5 120U
--

Word Size

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
64-bit
Core 5 120U
--

ISA

Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
x86-64 (x86)
Core 5 120U
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX Core 5 120U
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
PBO
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64