Intel Core i5 12500E vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

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Intel Core i5 12500E

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12500E with 6 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X with 12 cores 4.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12500E 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 120W)

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)

Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 18MB)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12500E

1625

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +105%

3342

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12500E

8002

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X +144%

19527

Intel Core i5 12500E

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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jun 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

163 mm²

Die Size

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

12

-

Performance Core Threads

24

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.4 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29

Multiplier

44x

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

7.5 MB

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

18 MB

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

MHz

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

32

Execution Units

2

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12500E

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

5

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

28

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