AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2025
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
No
No
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
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Processor Number
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i9-12900KF
Package
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
10 nm
Socket
AM4
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
105 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
142 W
241 W
Peak Operating Temperature
90 °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
125 mm²
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Package
µOPGA-1331
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
96 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
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Efficiency Cores
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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 Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,379
2,028
Cinebench R23
9,804
27,422
Geekbench 6
1,932
2,686
Geekbench 6
8,204
16,130
Geekbench 5
—
1,970
Geekbench 5
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17,469
Blender
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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.