Intel Core i9 12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Oct 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
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Integrated Graphics
No
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
AM4
Power Consumption
125 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95°C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.6 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
37x
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
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
1,551
Cinebench R23
27,422
11,464
Geekbench 6
2,686
2,173
Geekbench 5
1,970
1,644
Geekbench 6
16,130
9,138
Geekbench 5
17,469
8,821
Blender
425
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Passmark CPU
4,167
3,361
Passmark CPU
41,190
21,921
Cinebench 2024
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96
Cinebench 2024
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668
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.