AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i9 12900KS
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 12900KS with 16 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 150W)
Intel Core i9 12900KS 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 9 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1322
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+57%
2082
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
9493
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+192%
27796
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1534
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+66%
2559
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6388
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+143%
15546
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1323
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+54%
2041
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
7338
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+141%
17685
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
2636
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+65%
4357
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
18224
Intel Core i9 12900KS
+144%
44470
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
Apr 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
-
Processor Number
i9-12900KS
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
150 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
-
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38x
Multiplier
34x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1550 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
