AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i9 12900KS

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i9 12900KS

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i9 12900KS with 16 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 150W)

Intel Core i9 12900KS 's Advantages

Released 4 years late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1088

Intel Core i9 12900KS +91%

2082

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7506

Intel Core i9 12900KS +270%

27796

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i9 12900KS +119%

2559

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i9 12900KS +196%

15546

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i9 12900KS +94%

2041

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Intel Core i9 12900KS +205%

17685

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i9 12900KS +83%

4357

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i9 12900KS +218%

44470

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i9 12900KS

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Apr 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

-

Processor Number

i9-12900KS

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

150 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

-

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.5 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

34x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

14 MB shared

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1550 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900KS

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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