Intel Core i9 12900TE vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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Intel Core i9 12900TE

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900TE with 16 cores 1.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 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 12900TE 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 9 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (35W vs 95W)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 1.1GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900TE +146%

2559

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900TE +191%

12563

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Intel Core i9 12900TE

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Apr 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Zen

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

-

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

35 W

Power Consumption

95 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

Intel

Foundry

-

215 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

1.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1000 MHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

11.0

Multiplier

36x

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

14 MB

L2 Cache

512 K per core

30 MB

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

-

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1550 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

32

Execution Units

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900TE

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

5

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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