AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Intel Core i9 12900T

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

Intel Core i9 12900T

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT with 16 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i9 12900T with 16 cores 1.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 6 months late

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 1.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i9 12900T 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)

Lower TDP (35W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

2331

Intel Core i9 12900T +1%

2362

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +9%

13539

Intel Core i9 12900T

12384

Blender

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +157%

394

Intel Core i9 12900T

153

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

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Intel Core i9 12900T

General Parameters

Jul 2024

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Vermeer

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

AMD Socket AM4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Ryzen 9 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

8.3 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

35 W

90°C

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

2x74 mm²

Die Size

215 mm²

12 nm

I/O Process Size

-

125 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

24

Performance Core Threads

16

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.4 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1000 MHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

16

Total Core Count

16

32

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33.0

Multiplier

14.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

1.25 MB per core

64 MB

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

128 GB

Max Memory Size

-

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1550 MHz

-

Execution Units

32

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900T

4

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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