i7-12700KF vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1900 and Core i7-12700KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated243
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data42.13
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data16.36
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date31 August 2017 (7 years ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1900 and Core i7-12700KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache96K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache32 MB1 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size213 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1900 and Core i7-12700KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketSP3r2FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900 and Core i7-12700KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper 1900 and Core i7-12700KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900 and Core i7-12700KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900 and Core i7-12700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900 and Core i7-12700KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 August 2017 27 October 2021
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 20

i7-12700KF has an age advantage of 4 years, and 50% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Threadripper 1900 and Core i7-12700KF. We've got no test results to judge.


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