AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965 vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2026
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Ridge
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
No
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i9-12900KF
Package
Transistor Count
16.63 billions
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Manufacturing Process
4 nm
10 nm
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
170 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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I/O Die Size
122 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA1718
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
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241 W
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
32
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
43.0
32x
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
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Performance Cores
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8
Performance Core Threads
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16
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
DDR5-5600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
24
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
—
2,028
Cinebench R23
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27,422
Geekbench 6
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2,686
Geekbench 5
—
1,970
Geekbench 6
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16,130
Geekbench 5
—
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.