Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9945
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i5-12600K
9945
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Radeon Graphics
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
AM5
Power Consumption
125 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
5.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
16
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
34
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
256
128
Texture Units
16
8
Raster Operation Units
8
4
Execution Units
32
2
Power Consumption
15 W
15
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,908
2,117
Cinebench R23
17,648
19,948
Geekbench 6
2,548
3,284
Geekbench 6
12,188
16,188
Blender
278
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Passmark CPU
3,956
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Passmark CPU
27,733
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Cinebench 2024
—
135
Cinebench 2024
—
1,230
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.