AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i9 12900T
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jul 2019
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Matisse
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
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Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
7 nm
10 nm
Socket
AM4
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
65 W
35 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
72 °C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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215 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
1.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
14.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
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8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
1000 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.6 GHz
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
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300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1550 MHz
Execution Units
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32
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,269
1,865
Cinebench R23
9,245
22,804
Geekbench 6
1,640
2,362
Geekbench 5
1,240
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Geekbench 6
7,084
12,384
Geekbench 5
7,078
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Blender
155
153
Passmark CPU
2,565
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Passmark CPU
17,685
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.