Intel Core i5 12490F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5605GE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5605GE with 6 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12490F 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)
AMD Ryzen 5 5605GE 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)
Score
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Feb 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Cezanne
i5-12490F
Processor Number
-
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Vega 7
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Cezanne))
Package
-
Transistor Count
10.7 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
35 W
117 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
163 mm²
Die Size
180 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
-
12
Performance Core Threads
-
3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
0
Efficiency Cores
-
0
Efficiency Core Threads
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30.0
Multiplier
34.0
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
