Intel Core i5 12490F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12490F 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+58%
1729
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1088
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+53%
11488
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
7506
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+111%
2466
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1164
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+96%
10268
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5236
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Apr 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen+
i5-12490F
Processor Number
-
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AM4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
12 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
95 W
117 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
163 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
0
Efficiency Cores
-
0
Efficiency Core Threads
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
36x
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
43.71 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
