Intel Core i9 12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jul 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Zen 2 (Matisse)
Processor Number
i9-12900KF
-
Integrated Graphics
No
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
AM4
Power Consumption
125 W
95 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
241 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95°C
Transistor Count
-
3.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
-
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
24
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
14 MB shared
512 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,028
1,323
Cinebench R23
27,422
9,812
Geekbench 6
2,686
1,767
Geekbench 5
1,970
1,339
Geekbench 6
16,130
7,554
Geekbench 5
17,469
7,577
Blender
425
146
Passmark CPU
4,167
2,740
Passmark CPU
41,190
18,504