AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i9 12900T
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i9 12900T with 16 cores 1.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 1.4GHz)
Intel Core i9 12900T 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 4 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)
Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1016
Intel Core i9 12900T
+83%
1865
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7101
Intel Core i9 12900T
+221%
22804
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1170
Intel Core i9 12900T
+101%
2362
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4526
Intel Core i9 12900T
+173%
12384
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
129
Intel Core i9 12900T
+18%
153
General Parameters
Sep 2018
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Zen+
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
AM4
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
35 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
215 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1000 MHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
34x
Multiplier
14.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
64 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
-
Execution Units
32
