Intel Core i7-12800HX vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Core i7-12800HX vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX performs better than the Core i7-12800HX. Despite this, the Core i7-12800HX has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has significantly more cores with 24 cores whereas the Core i7-12800HX has 16 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-12800HX. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12800HX. Despite this, the Core i7-12800HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-12800HX 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. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has more L2 cache than the Core i7-12800HX. The Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX also has significantly more L3 cache.

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 i7-12800HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.