Intel Core i9 12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

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Intel Core i9 12900K

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 32GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D with 12 cores 4.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900K 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (32GHz vs 4.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (120W vs 125W)

Score

Intel Core i9 12900K

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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Sep 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

i9-12900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

-

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

125 W

Power Consumption

120 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

3,2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.4 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.9 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

12

24

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

44x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

12 MB

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

MHz

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

2

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

28

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