Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 1129 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 48 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 38% better in Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 77 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $219.10 vs $726.40
- Up to 78% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $3.16 vs $14.40 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 125 vs 250 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
77
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.16/FPS
100%
Price, €
€243.2
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Core i9-12900KF |
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Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
Colfax | Codename | Alder Lake |
AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 16 |
48 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
250 W | TDP | 125 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |