AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core i9 12900KS
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2024
Apr 2022
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
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Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
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Processor Number
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i9-12900KS
Package
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
10 nm
Socket
AM5
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
120 W
150 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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Package
FC-LGA1718
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
8
Performance Core Threads
24
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Performance Core Base Frequency
4.4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.6 GHz
5.5 GHz
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
24
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
44x
34x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
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Efficiency Cores
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8
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
MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
1550 MHz
Execution Units
2
32
Shader Units
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256
Texture Units
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16
Raster Operation Units
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8
Power Consumption
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15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
28
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,232
2,082
Cinebench R23
32,626
27,796
Geekbench 6
3,342
2,559
Geekbench 6
19,527
15,546
Cinebench 2024
134
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Cinebench 2024
1,764
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Passmark CPU
4,648
4,357
Passmark CPU
53,832
44,470
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.