AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Intel Core i9 12900K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Alder Lake
Processor Number
9850X3D
i9-12900K
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
Ryzen 7 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
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Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
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Package
Transistor Count
8.315 billions
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Manufacturing Process
4 nm
10 nm
Socket
AM5
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
120 W
125 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
162 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
70.6 mm²
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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I/O Die Size
122 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA1718
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.7 GHz
3,2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.6 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
16
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
47
32x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
96 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
DDR5-5600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
1550 MHz
Shader Units
128
256
Texture Units
8
16
Raster Operation Units
4
8
Execution Units
2
32
Power Consumption
15
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
28
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,222
2,028
Cinebench R23
23,192
27,422
Geekbench 6
3,581
2,631
Geekbench 6
19,325
17,004
Cinebench 2024
144
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Cinebench 2024
1,398
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Cinebench 2026
5,698
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Cinebench 2026
780
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Blender
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422
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.