Intel Core i9 12900KS vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i9 12900KS

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KS with 16 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900KS 's Advantages

Released 4 years late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 150W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +91%

2082

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1088

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +270%

27796

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7506

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +119%

2559

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +196%

15546

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +94%

2041

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +205%

17685

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +83%

4357

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +218%

44470

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i9 12900KS

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

General Parameters

Apr 2022

Release Date

Apr 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-12900KS

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

150 W

Power Consumption

95 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

-

Performance Core Threads

12

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

5.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

16

Total Core Count

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900KS

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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