AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 490 vs Intel Core i9 12900HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2026
May 2022
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Core Architecture
Gorgon Halo
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 8050S
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Generation
Ryzen AI Max PRO (Zen 5)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i9-12900HX
Package
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
10 nm
Socket
AMD Socket FP11
BGA-1964
Power Consumption
55 W
45-55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
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I/O Die Size
308 mm²
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Package
FC-BGA
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
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157 W
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
24
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32.0
23x
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
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Performance Cores
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8
Performance Core Threads
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16
Efficiency Cores
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8
Efficiency Core Threads
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8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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1.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.6 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
192 up to GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
273.1 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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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1550 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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45 W
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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1,904
Cinebench R23
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20,977
Geekbench 6
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2,519
Geekbench 5
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1,896
Geekbench 6
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14,447
Geekbench 5
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16,154
Blender
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280
Passmark CPU
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3,874
Passmark CPU
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34,632
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.