AMD Ryzen 9 9800X3D vs Intel Core i9 12900
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 9800X3D with 8 cores 4.7GHz and Intel Core i9 12900 with 16 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 9 9800X3D 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 10 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 (4.7GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i9 12900 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 120W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9800X3D
+26%
3457
Intel Core i9 12900
2727
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9800X3D
+28%
17178
Intel Core i9 12900
13396
General Parameters
Nov 2024
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Granite Ridge
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
AMD Socket AM5
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Ryzen 7(Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
8.315 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
120 W
Power Consumption
65 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
70.6 mm²
Die Size
215 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
122 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
5.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
8
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
47.0
Multiplier
24.0
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
96 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
192 GB
Max Memory Size
-
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
-
MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2
Execution Units
-
