AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core i5 12490F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz and Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 5 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 (3.9GHz vs 3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12490F 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+22%
2119
Intel Core i5 12490F
1729
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+41%
16284
Intel Core i5 12490F
11488
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+35%
3331
Intel Core i5 12490F
2466
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+46%
15031
Intel Core i5 12490F
10268
General Parameters
Jun 2024
Release Date
Jan 2022
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
-
Processor Number
i5-12490F
AM5
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
163 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
0
-
Efficiency Core Threads
0
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
39
Multiplier
30.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
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
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2
Execution Units
-
