CPU 2021 Benchmarks

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CPU 2021 Product Benchmarks

Bench Results

  notes AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X (32C/64T, 280W, $1999) - (Zen 2) 3.7G Base, 4.5G Turbo

  notes Intel Core i9-12900K (16C/24T, 125W, $589) - 16C/24T with DDR5-4800B

Product Ratings & Comparisons

(1-1) Agisoft Photoscan 1.3, Complex Test
Time to Convert in Seconds (Lower is Better)
1972
1263
(1-2) AppTimer: GIMP 2.10.18
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
60.31
25.7
(2-1) 3D Particle Movement v2.1 (non-AVX)
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
8780
3534
(2-2) 3D Particle Movement v2.1 (Peak AVX)
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
17152
6006
(2-3) yCruncher 0.78.9506 ST (250m Pi)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
68.16
42.78
(2-4) yCruncher 0.78.9506 MT (2.5b Pi)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
70.1
71.7
(2-4b) yCruncher 0.78.9506 MT (250m Pi)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
5.86
5.41
(2-5) NAMD ApoA1 Simulation
Nanoseconds Per Day (More is Better)
4.92
4.19
(2-6) AI Benchmark 0.1.2 Total
Score (Higher is Better)
843
2751
(2-6a) AI Benchmark 0.1.2 Inference
Score (Higher is Better)
428
1540
(2-6b) AI Benchmark 0.1.2 Training
Score (Higher is Better)
415
1211
(3-1) DigiCortex 1.35 (32k Neuron, 1.8B Synapse)
Fraction of Real-Time (Higher is Better)
2.01
2.16
(3-2a) Dwarf Fortress 0.44.12 World Gen 65x65, 250 Yr
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
154
75
(3-2b) Dwarf Fortress 0.44.12 World Gen 129x129, 550 Yr
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
1150
571
(3-2c) Dwarf Fortress 0.44.12 World Gen 257x257, 550 Yr
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
3402
1860
(3-3) Dolphin 5.0 Render Test
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
272
189
(3-4a) Factorio v1.1.26 Test, 10K Trains
Updates Per Second (Higher is Better)
63
100
(3-4b) Factorio v1.1.26 Test, 10K Belts
Updates Per Second (Higher is Better)
119
213
(3-4c) Factorio v1.1.26 Test, 20K Hybrid
Updates Per Second (Higher is Better)
51
80
(4-1) Blender 2.83 Custom Render Test
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
153
258
(4-2) Corona 1.3 Benchmark
Mega-Rays Per Second (Higher is Better)
15.94
8.96
(4-3a) Crysis CPU Render at 320x200 Low
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
20.51
34.58
(4-3b) Crysis CPU Render at 1080p Low
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
8.05
12.02
(4-3c) Crysis CPU Render at 1080p Medium
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
3.1
7.27
(4-4) POV-Ray 3.7.1
Score (Higher is Better)
13145
10366
(4-5) V-Ray Renderer
KiloSamples Per Second (Higher is Better)
34653
27671
(4-6a) CineBench R20 Single Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
499
759
(4-6b) CineBench R20 Multi-Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
15931
10303
(4-7a) CineBench R23 Single Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
1284
1994
(4-7b) CineBench R23 Multi-Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
40961
26890
(5-1a) Handbrake 1.3.2, 1080p30 H264 to 480p Discord
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
247
393
(5-1b) Handbrake 1.3.2, 1080p30 H264 to 720p YouTube
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
189
280
(5-1c) Handbrake 1.3.2, 1080p30 H264 to 4K60 HEVC
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
75
99
(5-2a) 7-Zip 1900 Compression
Score (Higher is Better)
169775
119866
(5-2b) 7-Zip 1900 Decompression
Score (Higher is Better)
280180
143252
(5-2c) 7-Zip 1900 Combined Score
Score (Higher is Better)
224978
131559
(5-3) AES Encoding
GB/s (Higher is Better)
22.8
20.3
(5-4) WinRAR 5.90 Test, 3477 files, 1.96 GB
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
39.67
31.32
(6-1a) CineBench R10 ST
Score (Higher is Better)
10217
15955
(6-1b) CineBench R10 MT
Score (Higher is Better)
67692
118188
(6-2a) CineBench R11.5 ST
Score (Higher is Better)
2.29
3.45
(6-2b) CineBench R11.5 MT
Score (Higher is Better)
45.5
47.6
(6-3a) CineBench R15 ST
Score (Higher is Better)
202
287
(6-3b) CineBench R15 MT
Score (Higher is Better)
6536
4095
(6-4a) 3DPM v1 ST
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
123
172
(6-4b) 3DPM v1 MT
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
1875
2403
(6-5a) x264 HD 3.0 Pass 1
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
124
237
(6-5b) x264 HD 3.0 Pass 2
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
131
193
(7-1) Kraken 1.1 Web Test
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
764
493
(7-2) Google Octane 2.0 Web Test
Score (Higher is Better)
50534
84160
(7-3) Speedometer 2.0 Web Test
Score (Higher is Better)
105
181
(8-1a) Geekbench 4.0 ST
Score (Higher is Better)
5512
8445
(8-1b) Geekbench 4.0 MT
Score (Higher is Better)
54201
65782
(8-1c) Geekbench 5 Single Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
1301
1950
(8-1d) Geekbench 5 Multi-Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
17264
18510
(8-2a) AIDA DRAM Read Speed
MB/s (Higher is Better)
80446
75260
(8-2b) AIDA DRAM Write Speed
MB/s (Higher is Better)
83855
72376
(8-2c) AIDA DRAM Copy Speed
MB/s (Higher is Better)
82189
73726

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