AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i9 12900KS
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jul 2019
Apr 2022
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Matisse
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 770
Processor Number
-
i9-12900KS
Package
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
10 nm
Socket
AM4
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
150 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
5.5 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
34x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1550 MHz
Shader Units
-
256
Texture Units
-
16
Raster Operation Units
-
8
Execution Units
-
32
Power Consumption
-
15 W
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,269
2,082
Cinebench R23
9,245
27,796
Geekbench 6
1,640
2,559
Geekbench 5
1,240
-
Geekbench 6
7,084
15,546
Geekbench 5
7,078
-
Blender
155
-
Passmark CPU
2,565
4,357
Passmark CPU
17,685
44,470