CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
CORE STATE
Castle Peak
CORE SPECS
16 Cores / 32 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.9 Base / 4.3 GHz Turbo
CACHE
64 MB
MAX TDP
280W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen 2
PROCESS
7 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2020
VS
INTEL
Core i9-12900K
CORE STATE
Alder Lake-S
CORE SPECS
16 Cores / 24 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.2 Base / 5.2 GHz Turbo
CACHE
30 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
125W
ARCHITECTURE
Alder Lake
PROCESS
10 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2021
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
geekbench_multicore
geekbench_singlecore
passmark_data_compression
passmark_data_encryption
passmark_extended_instructions
passmark_find_prime_numbers
passmark_floating_point_math
passmark_integer_math
passmark_multithread
passmark_physics
passmark_random_string_sorting
passmark_single_thread
passmark_singlethread
3dmark_16_threads
3dmark_2_threads
3dmark_4_threads
3dmark_8_threads
3dmark_max_threads
3dmark_single_thread
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
Threadripper PRO 3955WX
i9-12900K
Core Specs
Cores
16
16
0.0%
Threads
32
24
-25.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.9
3.2
-17.9%
Boost Clock (GHz)
4.3
5.2
+20.9%
Frequency (GHz)
3.9
3.2
-17.9%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
4.3
5.2
+20.9%
Multiplier
39
32
-17.9%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
64 KB (per core)
80 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
512 KB (per core)
1.25 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
64 MB
30 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
280
125
-55.4%
PL1
—
241 W
PL2
—
241 W
Architecture
Architecture
Zen 2
Alder Lake
Codename
Castle Peak
Alder Lake-S
Generation
Ryzen Threadripper
(Zen 2 (Castle Peak))
Core i9
(Alder Lake-S)
Process Size
7 nm
10 nm
Transistors
7,600 million
—
Die Size
2x 74 mm²
215 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR4
DDR4, DDR5
Memory Bus
Eight-channel
Dual-channel
Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory
Yes
Yes
DDR4 Speed
—
3200 MT/s
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket WRX8
Intel Socket 1700
Chipsets
—
Z690, W680, H670, Q670, B660, H610, Z790, H770, B760
PCIe
Gen 4, 128 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
Intel Hybrid
Hybrid Cores
—
P-Cores: 8
E-Cores: 8
E-Core Frequency
—
2.4 GHz
up to 3.9 GHz
AMD Multi-Die
IO Process Size
14 nm
—
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
—
UHD Graphics 770
Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
Active
Active
Launch Price
$1149
$599
Part Number
100-000000167
SRL4H
Package
sWRX8
FC-LGA16A
Tj Max
—
100°C