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

Intel Core i9-12900K $500
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X $399
16 Cores
24 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
12 Cores
24 Threads
3.7GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1700
Socket
AM4
iGPU
UHD 770 1550MHz
790 GFLOPS FP32
iGPU
No GPU
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CB23S 2,030
78%
CB23S 1,635
63%
CB23M 27,780
64%
CB23M 21,880
51%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Architecture
Alder Lake
Architecture
Zen 3
Family
Core 12th Gen
Family
Ryzen 5000
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake-S
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Alder Lake-8P-8E
P-Core
Golden Cove
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E-Core
Gracemont
Codename
Vermeer
Breckenridge
Vermeer 2CCD
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
11/4/2021
Release Date
11/5/2020
Foundry
Intel
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Foundry
TSMC
GlobalFoundries (IO Die)
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Node
Intel 7
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Node
N7
12LP (IO Die)
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Die Size
202 mm²
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Die Size
2x 81 mm²
125 mm² (IO Die)
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Transistor Count
14.6 Billion
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Transistor Count
2x 4.2 Billion
2.1 Billion (IO Die)
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16 Cores
8 P-Cores
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8 E-Cores
12 Cores
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24 Threads
16 P-Threads
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8 E-Threads
24 Threads
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P-Core
3.2GHz
5.2GHz Boost
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3.7GHz
4.8GHz Boost
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E-Core
2.4GHz
3.9GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Type
DMI
Type
PCIe
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
1280KB/Core
10-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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30MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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L3
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64MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
TDP
125W
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241W Peak
TDP
105W
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142W Peak
Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
90°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
UHD 770 1550MHz
256 Shaders
1550MHz
790 GFLOPS FP32
No GPU
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GNA 3.0
No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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