Intel Core i9 12900E vs AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

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Intel Core i9 12900E

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900E with 16 cores 2.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F with 6 cores 4.2GHz . 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

Integrated graphics card

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 2.3GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900E

1735

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F +44%

2500

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900E

10366

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F +3%

10760

Intel Core i9 12900E

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AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

May 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen 4 (Phoenix)

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

No

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))

Package

-

Transistor Count

25 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

35 W

Power Consumption

45-65 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

215 mm²

Die Size

178 mm²

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 GHz

5.0 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 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

42

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

14 MB

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

30 MB

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

-

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

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 8400F

5

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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