AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i7-12800HX

Compare AMD Ryzen Threadripper 16 core CPU vs Intel 12th Generation Core i7 16 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

7764 points

12% slightly better overall score

6916 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

7302 points

8678 points

18% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

7916 points

24% slightly better multitasking score

6372 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

7971 points

26% slightly better heavy workload score

6299 points

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3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

9121 points

9505 points

4% slightly higher 3DMark Physics score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

262.92 points

1% slightly higher Blender score

257.78 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

33% slightly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.4 GHz

69% significantly higher clock speed

2 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4 GHz

4.8 GHz

20% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

180 W

55 W

227% significantly lower TDP

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

100% significantly more memory channels

L1 Cache

Smallest embedded memory, but the fastest

1536 KiB

20% slightly more L1 cache

1280 KiB

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

8 MiB

100% significantly more L2 cache

4 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

32 MiB

28% slightly more L3 cache

25 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

154th of 1,089

197th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Ryzen Threadripper

12th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2017 July

2022 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4

DDR5-4800

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Core i7-12800HX comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is faster than the Core i7-12800HX. Despite this, the Core i7-12800HX has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12800HX. Despite this, the Core i7-12800HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-12800HX outputs less heat than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X thanks to a 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 1950X has more L2 cache than the Core i7-12800HX. The Ryzen Threadripper 1950X also has slightly more L3 cache.

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 Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.