Intel Core i5 12600KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 with 12 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +19%

1908

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

1591

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF

17648

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +17%

20814

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +24%

2597

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

2080

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +32%

12937

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

9774

Blender

Intel Core i5 12600KF +1%

261

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

256

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +7%

1839

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

1715

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF

11626

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +11%

13017

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +14%

3934

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

3447

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF

27408

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 +25%

34510

Intel Core i5 12600KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Jan 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i5-12600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

65 W

150 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

10

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

30x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

9728 K shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12600KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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