AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D vs Intel Core i9 12900

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

Intel Core i9 12900

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D with 6 cores 3.0GHz and Intel Core i9 12900 with 16 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 8 months late

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i9 12900 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

1311

Intel Core i9 12900 +51%

1988

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

10086

Intel Core i9 12900 +162%

26454

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

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Intel Core i9 12900

General Parameters

Sep 2024

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

Vermeer

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

AMD Socket AM4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

74 mm²

Die Size

215 mm²

12 nm

I/O Process Size

-

125 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

8

-

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4.0 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1800 MHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30

Multiplier

24.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

96 MB

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

2

Max Memory Channels

2

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

Official Website

-

4

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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