AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core i9 12900KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Intel Core i9 12900KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz and Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 8 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +4%

2119

Intel Core i9 12900KF

2028

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

16284

Intel Core i9 12900KF +68%

27422

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +24%

3331

Intel Core i9 12900KF

2686

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

15031

Intel Core i9 12900KF +7%

16130

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +4%

130

Intel Core i9 12900KF

124

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

913

Intel Core i9 12900KF +71%

1564

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +9%

4571

Intel Core i9 12900KF

4167

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

29828

Intel Core i9 12900KF +38%

41190

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

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Intel Core i9 12900KF

General Parameters

Jun 2024

Release Date

Oct 2021

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-12900KF

AM5

Socket

LGA-1700

Radeon Graphics

Integrated Graphics

No

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Generation

-

Package

4 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

241 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

TSMC

Foundry

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

5.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

39

Multiplier

32x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

14 MB shared

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5600

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

192 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

89.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

2200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

2

Execution Units

-

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900KF

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

28

PCIe Lanes

20

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