Intel Core i9 12900 vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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Intel Core i9 12900

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 4 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 (30MB vs 4MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900 +127%

2727

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

1201

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900 +301%

13396

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3337

Intel Core i9 12900

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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen+

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

-

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

Intel

Foundry

-

215 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

16

Performance Core Threads

4

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1800 MHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

4

24

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

35x

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

1.25 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

-

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

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

5

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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