Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages

Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR5-4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

1908

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +6%

2033

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

17648

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +65%

29242

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

2548

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +15%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

12188

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +56%

19092

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

103

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +17%

121

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

909

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +77%

1614

Blender

Intel Core i5 12600K

275

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +47%

406

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

1910

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +19%

2277

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

11565

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +77%

20503

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

3956

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +9%

4317

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

27733

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +87%

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Intel Core i5 12600K

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i5-12600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

125 W

Power Consumption

170 W

150 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

10

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

47x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

-

9728 K shared

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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