Intel Core i9 12900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Nov 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Raphael
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Radeon Graphics
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Raphael))
Instruction Set
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x86-64
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
5 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
AMD Socket AM5
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
89°C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
215 mm²
71 mm²
Package
FC-LGA16A
FC-LGA1718
Transistor Count
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11.27 billions
I/O Process Size
—
6 nm
I/O Die Size
—
122 mm²
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
8
—
Efficiency Core Threads
8
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
—
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
24
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
40.0
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
96 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5
PCIe Lanes
20
24
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
2200 MHz
Execution Units
—
2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,988
—
Cinebench R23
26,454
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Geekbench 6
2,727
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Geekbench 6
13,396
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Blender
183
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.