Intel Core i9 12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900KF 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +86%

2028

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1090

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +265%

27422

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7507

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +130%

2686

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +208%

16130

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +87%

1970

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +201%

17469

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +75%

4167

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900KF +194%

41190

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i9 12900KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Apr 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-12900KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

95 W

241 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 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

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

14 MB shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 12900KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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