Intel Core i5 12490F vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Jun 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i5-12490F
9950X
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Series
—
Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
4 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
AM5
Power Consumption
65 W
170 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
230 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
163 mm²
—
Package
FC-LGA16A
FC-LGA1718
Transistor Count
—
13.1 billions
I/O Process Size
—
6 nm
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
5.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
0
—
Efficiency Core Threads
0
—
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30.0
43
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
28
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
1500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
2200 MHz
Execution Units
—
2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,729
2,243
Cinebench R23
11,488
42,074
Geekbench 6
2,466
3,419
Geekbench 6
10,268
21,762
Cinebench 2024
—
137
Cinebench 2024
—
2,287
Passmark CPU
—
4,743
Passmark CPU
—
66,476
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.