Intel Core i9-12900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900F and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-12900F

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900F

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 12
Around 9% higher clock speed: 5.10 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4070 vs 3449
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36975 vs 34392

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 12 Jan 2021
Number of cores	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 768 KB
L2 cache	20 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4070 vs 3449
PassMark - CPU mark	36975 vs 34392

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900

2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	64 MB vs 30 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4070

3449

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

36975

34392

Name	Intel Core i9-12900F	AMD Ryzen 9 5900
PassMark - Single thread mark	4070	3449
PassMark - CPU mark	36975	34392
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10914

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900F	AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	12 Jan 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$540
Place in performance rating	221	207
Processor Number	i9-12900F
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		100-000000062
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1280 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.10 GHz	4.7 GHz
Number of cores	16	12
Number of threads	24	24
Base frequency		3.0 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)