Intel Core i9 12900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900K with 16 cores 32GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT with 8 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 12900K 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4)
Higher base frequency (32GHz vs 3.8GHz)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 9 months late
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
+19%
2631
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT
2205
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
+78%
17004
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT
9519
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
+28%
125
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT
97
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900K
+77%
1574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT
888
Blender
Intel Core i9 12900K
+70%
422
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT
248
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
Jul 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Vermeer
i9-12900K
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ryzen 7 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
Package
-
Transistor Count
4.15 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
105 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
90°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
74 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
125 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
3,2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
5.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Total Core Count
8
24
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
38.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
14 MB shared
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
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
47.68 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1550 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
256
Shader Units
-
16
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
0.78 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
