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Videocardz has found out the base clock of Intel's upcoming 12-core 7920X processor, and I think it's slower than expected:

 

Intel’s 12-core i9-7920X features 2.9 GHz base clock
https://videocardz.com/newz/intels-12-core-i9-7920x-features-2-9-ghz-base-clock
The Core i9-7920X, the only 12-core processor from Core-X series, has been added to the official price list. The listing reveals that the base frequency of the CPU is 2.9 GHz, which makes it 400 MHz slower than 10-core i9-7900X.

The CPU is also listed with 16.5 MB L3 cache. No other specs were revealed by Intel.

This means that Intel’s 12-core i9-7920X base frequency will be lower than AMD’s 12-core Threadripper 1920X by 600 MHz.

 

Processor	Cores/ Threads	PCIe Lanes	Base Clock	Turbo Clock 2.0	TC 3.0/XFR	Price	Available
Threadripper 1950X	16C/32T	64	3.4 GHz	4.0 GHz	TBD	$999	August
Threadripper 1920X	12C/24T	64	3.5 GHz	4.0 GHz	TBD	$799	August
Core i9-7980XE	18C/36T	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	$1999	October
Core i9-7960X	16C/32T	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	$1699	October
Core i9-7940X	14C/28T	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	$1399	October
Core i9-7920X	12C/24T	44	2.9 GHz	TBD	TBD	$1199	August

 

Intel has an advantage in IPC, but could AMD's part perform better thanks to its frequency advantage?