Intel Core i9 12900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jul 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Zen 2
Processor Number
i9-12900K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
AM4
Power Consumption
125 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Transistor Count
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3.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3,2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Efficiency Core Threads
8
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
24
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
38x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
512 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
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Shader Units
256
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Texture Units
16
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Raster Operation Units
8
—
Execution Units
32
—
Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
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Cinebench R23
27,422
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Geekbench 6
2,631
1,534
Geekbench 6
17,004
6,388
Blender
422
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Geekbench 5
—
1,323
Geekbench 5
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7,338
Passmark CPU
—
2,636
Passmark CPU
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18,224
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.