Intel Core i9 12900T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Sep 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
No
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Series
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Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
4 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
AM5
Power Consumption
35 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
95 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
215 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA16A
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
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Efficiency Core Threads
8
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1000 MHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
24
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
14.0
38
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
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SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
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192 GB
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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Execution Units
32
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,865
1,690
Cinebench R23
22,804
12,810
Geekbench 6
2,362
3,051
Geekbench 6
12,384
14,235
Blender
153
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Cinebench 2024
—
115
Cinebench 2024
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860
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.