Intel Core i9 12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

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Intel Core i9 12900KF AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +53%

2028

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

1324

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +180%

27422

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

9770

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +52%

2686

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

1767

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +113%

16130

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

7554

Blender

Intel Core i9 12900KF +159%

382

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

147

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +47%

1970

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

1339

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +130%

17469

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

7577

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +52%

4167

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

2740

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +122%

41190

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

18504

Intel Core i9 12900KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2 (Matisse)

i9-12900KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

95 W

241 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 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

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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