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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X vs Intel Core i7-12700HL
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.40 GHz
14C / 20T · 4.70 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.40 GHz
14C / 20T · 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.40 GHz
14C / 20T · 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 4.00 GHz
14C / 20T · 3.80 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X | Intel Core i7-12700HL |
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| Family | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) | Intel Core i7 (300) |
| CPU group | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 (3) | Intel Core i 12000H (23) |
| Architecture | Shimada Peak (Zen 5) | Alder Lake H |
| Technology | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | TRX50 | BGA 1744 |
| Predecessor | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X | Intel Core i7-12700HL |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 32 / 64 | 14 / 20 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 32x Zen 5 4.00 - 5.40 GHz |
6x Golden Cove 2.30 - 4.70 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Gracemont 1.70 - 3.50 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 32.00 MB | 11.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | 128.00 MB | 24.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X | Intel Core i7-12700HL |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 - 1.40 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 96 / 768 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 10 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2022 |
NPU AI performance
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X | Intel Core i7-12700HL |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X | Intel Core i7-12700HL |
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| Memory | DDR5-6400 (190.2 GB/s) | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 1024 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 88 | 4.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 346.5 GB/s | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X | Intel Core i7-12700HL |
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| TDP | 350 W | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 115 W | |
| TDP up | 60 W | |
| TDP down | 35 W | |
| T. junction max. | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X | Intel Core i7-12700HL |
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| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| Release date | Q3/2025 | Q3/2022 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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