Intel Core i5 12600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600 with 6 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 170W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600
1853
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+21%
2243
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600
13367
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+214%
42074
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600
2536
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+34%
3419
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600
10456
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+108%
21762
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600
3814
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+24%
4743
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600
21246
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+212%
66476
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Jun 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i5-12600
Processor Number
9950X
LGA-1700
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Package
-
Transistor Count
13.1 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
170 W
117 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
32
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
43
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
18 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
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
1500 MHz
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
256
Shader Units
16
Texture Units
8
Raster Operation Units
32
Execution Units
2
15 W
Power Consumption
0.78 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0 TFLOPS
