Intel Core i7-12700KF vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Core i7-12700KF vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-12700KF performs better than the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has significantly more cores with 32 cores whereas the Core i7-12700KF has 12 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-12700KF. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-12700KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX. Also, the Core i7-12700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-12700KF CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-12700KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.