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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 1699 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 1950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 32 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 93% better in Diablo IV than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 321 vs 166 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - $349.0 vs $819.3
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X - 150 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
FPS
166
51.71339563862928%
Value, $/FPS
Price, $
$819.3
42%
AMD YD195XA8AEWOF Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Desktop • Aug 10th, 2017
Single-Core
1171
43.49925705794948%
Multi-Core
7539
46.47105960673119%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i9 |
| Whitehaven | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 16 | Cores | 16 |
32 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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