Intel Core i5 12490F vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT with 8 cores 3.9GHz . 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 1 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+27%
1729
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
1351
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
11488
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
+12%
12952
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+46%
2466
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
1679
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12490F
+61%
10268
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
6343
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Jul 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen 2
i5-12490F
Processor Number
-
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AM4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
105 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
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.9 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
0
Efficiency Cores
-
0
Efficiency Core Threads
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
39x
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
