AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i5 12490F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz 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 9 5900X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12490F 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
1670
Intel Core i5 12490F
+3%
1729
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+91%
22046
Intel Core i5 12490F
11488
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
2235
Intel Core i5 12490F
+10%
2466
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+22%
12589
Intel Core i5 12490F
10268
General Parameters
Oct 2020
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
-
Processor Number
i5-12490F
AM4
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
No
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
4.15 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
105 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
90°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
163 mm²
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
6
24
Performance Core Threads
12
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
0
-
Efficiency Core Threads
0
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
12
Total Core Count
6
24
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
30.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
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
No
