Intel Core i9 12900E vs AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900E with 16 cores 2.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 7400F with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 12900E 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F 's Advantages
Released 3 years late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900E
1735
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
+51%
2626
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900E
10366
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
+19%
12390
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Raphael
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Raphael))
Package
-
Transistor Count
6.57 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
35 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
W
72 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
215 mm²
Die Size
71 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
5.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Total Core Count
6
24
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
23
Multiplier
37.0
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
14 MB
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
30 MB
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
-
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
false
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
1550 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Shader Units
-
Texture Units
-
Raster Operation Units
32
Execution Units
-
Power Consumption
-
Graphics Performance
0 TFLOPS
