Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 127 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - £148.97 vs £1250.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - £1.17 vs £10.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 125 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 48 vs 16 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
127
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.17/FPS
100%
Price, £
£148.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600KF | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
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Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
Alder Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 24 |
16 | Threads | 48 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 280 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |