Intel Core i9 12900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Mar 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Instruction Set
—
x86-64
Processor Number
—
9950X3D
Series
—
Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
4 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
AM5
Power Consumption
65 W
170 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
95 °C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
215 mm²
2x70.6 mm²
Package
FC-LGA16A
FC-LGA1718
Transistor Count
—
16.6 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
230 W
I/O Process Size
—
6 nm
I/O Die Size
—
122 mm²
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
5.7 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
16
Total Thread Count
24
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
43
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
128 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
192 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
28
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
2200 MHz
Shader Units
—
128
Texture Units
—
8
Raster Operation Units
—
4
Execution Units
—
2
Power Consumption
—
15
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,988
2,240
Cinebench R23
26,455
42,369
Geekbench 6
2,572
3,473
Geekbench 6
13,687
22,539
Cinebench 2024
—
142
Cinebench 2024
—
2,448
Blender
—
808
Passmark CPU
—
4,731
Passmark CPU
—
70,009
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.