Product Compare
Intel Core i9 12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2021 | Mar 2026 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Amd |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Alder Lake | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Processor Number | i9-12900KF | 9950X3D2 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Radeon Graphics |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | AM5 |
| Power Consumption | 125 W | 200 W |
| Max Turbo Power Consumption | 241 W | 270 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100°C | 95 °C |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 8 | 16 |
| Performance Core Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5.6 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 | 16 |
| Total Thread Count | 24 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 32x | 43 |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 80 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 14 MB shared | 1 MB per core |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB shared | 192 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | DDR5-5600 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | Yes | Yes |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 28 |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Base Frequency | 400 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 2200 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 128 | |
| Texture Units | 8 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 4 | |
| Execution Units | 2 | |
| Power Consumption | 15 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 2686 | 3551 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 16130 | 24343 |