AMD Ryzen 7 170 vs Intel Core i9 12900K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 680M
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
Ryzen 7 (Zen 3+ (Rembrandt))
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Processor Number
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i9-12900K
Package
Manufacturing Process
6 nm
10 nm
Socket
FP7
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
35-54 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
210 mm²
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Package
FP7r2
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3,2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.75 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
16
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
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Efficiency Cores
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8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.9 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800,LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
1550 MHz
Shader Units
768
256
Texture Units
48
16
Raster Operation Units
32
8
Execution Units
12
32
Power Consumption
15
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,044
2,631
Geekbench 6
10,120
17,004
Cinebench 2024
86
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Cinebench 2024
720
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Passmark CPU
3,030
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Passmark CPU
21,830
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Cinebench R23
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2,028
Cinebench R23
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27,422
Blender
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422
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.