Intel Core i5-12600KF vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Core i5-12600KF vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-12600KF beats the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has significantly more cores with 24 cores compared to the Core i5-12600KF that has 10 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-12600KF. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i5-12600KF has a slightly higher clock speed than the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX. Also, the Core i5-12600KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-12600KF CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-12600KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.