Intel Core i9-12900 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i9-12900

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
Around 38% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm FinFET
3.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4050 vs 2061
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34342 vs 6786

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 10 May 2018
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm FinFET
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 348 KB
L2 cache	20 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	30 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4050 vs 2061
PassMark - CPU mark	34342 vs 6786

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4050

2061

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34342

6786

Name	Intel Core i9-12900	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
PassMark - Single thread mark	4050	2061
PassMark - CPU mark	34342	6786
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		28.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		398.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		41.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		130.649

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	10 May 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$568
Place in performance rating	236	222
Processor Number	i9-12900
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD220BC5M4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1280 KB	348 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	24	4
Base frequency		3.5 GHz
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x4680
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.55 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	Wraith Stealth
Configurable TDP		46-65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)