AMD Ryzen 5 9600 vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 with 6 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 4 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+20%
3240
Intel Core i9 12900KF
2686
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
14815
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+8%
16130
General Parameters
Feb 2025
Release Date
Oct 2021
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
AM5
Socket
LGA-1700
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
No
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
-
Package
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
5.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38
Multiplier
32x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
192 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2
Execution Units
-
