Intel Core i9 12900F vs AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 485
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
May 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Gorgon Halo
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon 8050S
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Ryzen AI Max PRO (Zen 5)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
4 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
AMD Socket FP11
Power Consumption
65 W
55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
100°C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
215 mm²
70.6 mm²
Package
FC-LGA16A
FC-BGA
I/O Die Size
—
308 mm²
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
—
Performance Core Threads
16
—
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
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
8
Total Thread Count
24
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
36.0
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
273.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
192 up to GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
4
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,988
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Cinebench R23
26,455
—
Geekbench 6
2,572
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Geekbench 6
13,687
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.