Intel Core i9 12900F vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

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Intel Core i9 12900F

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900F with 16 cores 2.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 8 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 5 months late

Integrated graphics card

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 (3.8GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900F

1988

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +8%

2160

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900F +35%

26455

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

19539

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900F

2572

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +29%

3333

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900F

13687

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +27%

17500

Intel Core i9 12900F

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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

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

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

215 mm²

Die Size

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.5 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

8

24

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

38

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

1.25 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

-

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

-

Execution Units

2

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

5

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

28

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