Intel Core i9 12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 12900KF Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 8MB)
AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE Advantages
Released 2 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (35W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+7%
2686
AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE
2507
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+150%
16130
AMD Ryzen 3 8300GE
6449
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
Apr 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Phoenix2
i9-12900KF
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
No
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 740M
-
Generation
Ryzen 3 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
Package
-
Transistor Count
20.9 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
35 W
241 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
137 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
16
Performance Core Threads
-
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
5.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
16
Total Core Count
4
24
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
35.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
14 MB shared
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
