AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2019
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Matisse
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Matisse))
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i9-12900KF
Package
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
7 nm
10 nm
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
74 mm²
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I/O Process Size
12 nm
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I/O Die Size
124 mm²
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Package
µOPGA-1331
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
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241 W
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
6
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36.0
32x
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Performance Cores
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8
Performance Core Threads
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16
Efficiency Cores
—
8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.9 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4
5.0
PCIe Lanes
24
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,166
2,028
Cinebench R23
6,717
27,422
Geekbench 6
1,650
2,686
Geekbench 6
6,523
16,130
Geekbench 5
—
1,970
Geekbench 5
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17,469
Blender
—
425
Passmark CPU
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4,167
Passmark CPU
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41,190
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.