Intel Core i9 12900KS vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

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Intel Core i9 12900KS

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KS with 16 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with 6 cores 3.9GHz . 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 1 years late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.4GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 150W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +46%

2082

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

1421

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +160%

27796

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

10667

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +30%

2559

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

1958

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +92%

15546

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

8078

Blender

Intel Core i9 12900KS +138%

410

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

172

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +37%

2041

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

1480

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +134%

17685

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

7532

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +36%

4357

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

3192

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KS +123%

44470

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

19915

Intel Core i9 12900KS

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

General Parameters

Apr 2022

Release Date

Apr 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Cezanne)

i9-12900KS

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

Radeon RX Vega 7

-

Generation

Ryzen 5

Package

-

Transistor Count

10.7 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

150 W

Power Consumption

45-65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

180 mm²

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

-

Performance Core Threads

12

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

5.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

16

Total Core Count

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 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

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1900 MHz

256

Shader Units

448

16

Texture Units

28

8

Raster Operation Units

7

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

10-45 W

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.108 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900KS

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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