Intel Core i5 12490F vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Nov 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Zen 2
Processor Number
i5-12490F
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
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Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
7 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
AM4
Power Consumption
65 W
105 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
163 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA16A
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Transistor Count
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3.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
4.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
0
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Efficiency Core Threads
0
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Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30.0
35x
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,729
1,349
Cinebench R23
11,488
24,396
Geekbench 6
2,466
1,709
Geekbench 6
10,268
11,656
Cinebench 2024
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72
Cinebench 2024
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1,325
Passmark CPU
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2,692
Passmark CPU
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38,953
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.