Intel Core i9 12900E vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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Intel Core i9 12900E

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900E with 16 cores 2.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 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 i9 12900E 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 6 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900E +5%

1735

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

1640

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900E +46%

10366

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

7084

Intel Core i9 12900E

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Matisse

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

-

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

35 W

Power Consumption

65 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

Intel

Foundry

-

215 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

5.0 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1.7 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

23

Multiplier

36x

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

14 MB

L2 Cache

512 K per core

30 MB

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

-

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

32

Execution Units

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900E

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

5

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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