AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965 vs Intel Core i5 12500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2026
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Ridge
Alder Lake-S
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i5-12500
Package
Transistor Count
16.63 billions
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Manufacturing Process
4 nm
10 nm
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
170 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
100 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
2x70.6 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 Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
32
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
43.0
30x
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Performance Cores
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6
Performance Core Threads
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12
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
24
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1450 MHz
Shader Units
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256
Texture Units
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16
Raster Operation Units
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8
Execution Units
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32
Power Consumption
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15 W
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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1,805
Cinebench R23
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12,471
Geekbench 6
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2,032
Geekbench 5
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1,737
Geekbench 6
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6,066
Geekbench 5
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8,674
Blender
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136
Passmark CPU
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3,680
Passmark CPU
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19,747
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.