Intel Core i9 12900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 32GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X with 6 cores 4.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900K 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (32GHz vs 4.7GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X '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)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +3%

2028

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

1951

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +80%

27422

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

15204

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

2631

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +4%

2759

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +36%

17004

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

12453

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +5%

123

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

117

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +78%

1582

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

885

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

1970

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +11%

2200

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +42%

17028

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

11925

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900K

4173

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

4211

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900K +44%

41390

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

28663

Intel Core i9 12900K

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

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

i9-12900K

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

105 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3,2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.9 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

47x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

-

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

6 MB

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 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

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1550 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 i9 12900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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