AMD Ryzen 5 9500F vs Intel Core i9 12900F
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2025
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
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Generation
-
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
10 nm
Socket
AM5
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
72 °C
Foundry
-
Intel
Die Size
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215 mm²
Package
-
FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38
24.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
30 MB shared
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.8 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier
-
Yes
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
192 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,690
1,988
Cinebench R23
12,810
26,455
Geekbench 6
3,051
2,572
Geekbench 6
14,235
13,687
Cinebench 2024
115
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Cinebench 2024
860
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