Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Core i7-12850HX benchmarks
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX performs better than the Core i7-12850HX. Despite this, the Core i7-12850HX has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.
When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has significantly more cores with 32 cores compared to the Core i7-12850HX that has 16 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-12850HX. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has a much higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12850HX. Despite this, the Core i7-12850HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-12850HX outputs less heat than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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 2990WX has more L2 cache than the Core i7-12850HX. The Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 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 Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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