Intel Core i5 12500E vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12500E with 6 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D with 12 cores 4.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12500E 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 120W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 's Advantages
Released 3 years late
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 (4.4GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12500E
1625
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+101%
3271
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12500E
8002
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+140%
19229
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
-
Processor Number
9900X3D
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
-
Transistor Count
16.63 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
120 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
163 mm²
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
12
-
Performance Core Threads
24
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
6
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29
Multiplier
43
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
7.5 MB
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
18 MB
L3 Cache
128 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
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
MHz
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
32
Execution Units
2
