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