Intel Core i9 12900F vs AMD Ryzen 7 5600X3D

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Intel Core i9 12900F

AMD Ryzen 7 5600X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900F with 16 cores 2.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5600X3D with 6 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900F 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 7 5600X3D 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900F +41%

1988

AMD Ryzen 7 5600X3D

1401

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900F +158%

26455

AMD Ryzen 7 5600X3D

10238

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900F +29%

2572

AMD Ryzen 7 5600X3D

1984

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900F +55%

13687

AMD Ryzen 7 5600X3D

8785

Intel Core i9 12900F

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AMD Ryzen 7 5600X3D

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jan 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

-

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

105 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

Intel

Foundry

-

215 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 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

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

33

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1.25 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

96 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

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

-

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

5

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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