Intel Core i9-12900F vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900F and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900F

  • 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 42% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 3.6 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
  • 3.3x 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 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4070 vs 2056
  • 5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36975 vs 6398
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 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm FinFET
L1 cache 1280 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 20 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 30 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4070 vs 2056
PassMark - CPU mark 36975 vs 6398

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200GE

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4070
2056
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36975
6398
Name Intel Core i9-12900F AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200GE
PassMark - Single thread mark 4070 2056
PassMark - CPU mark 36975 6398
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 10914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.715
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 387.896
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.419
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 40.816
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 134.646

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i9-12900F AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200GE

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake
Launch date 4 Jan 2022 10 May 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $540
Place in performance rating 222 216
Processor Number i9-12900F
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 YD2200C6M4MFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 1280 KB 384 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 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of threads 24 4
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
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

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 35 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C Not included
Configurable TDP n/a

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0 3.0 x8
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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)

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1100 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI