Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Intel Core i9-12900K
Intel Socket 1700DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 16 / Nov 2021
Intel Core i9-12900K
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 12 / Nov 2020
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    104%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    104%
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-12900K

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

None

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-12900KAMD Ryzen 9 5900X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX-512
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
SSE4A
SSE4.1
AES
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
SMT
Precision Boost 2
XFR 2

Architecture

Intel Core i9-12900KAMD Ryzen 9 5900X
ArchitectureIntel Adler LakevsAMD Zen 3
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameAlder LakevsVermeer
Release DateNov 2021vsNov 2020

Cores

Intel Core i9-12900KAMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Cores16vs12
Threads24vs24
E-Cores8vsnone
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i9-12900KAMD Ryzen 9 5900X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache14MB (shared)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache30MB (shared)vs64MB

Physical

Intel Core i9-12900KAMD Ryzen 9 5900X
SocketIntel Socket 1700vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvs95°C
PackageFC-LGA1700vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process10 nmvs7 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-12900KAMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs3700 MHz
Turbo Clock5200 MHzvs4800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
E-Core Frequency2400 MHzvs-
E-Core Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs-
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP125 Wvs105 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    6240 points
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    5760 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    67584 points
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    65001 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-12900K
    284
  • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
    272

points - higher is better