AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i9-12900
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Key differences
- •Intel Core i9-12900 has higher Efficiency cores (8 vs 0)
- •Intel Core i9-12900 has higher L2 cache (14 MB vs 3 MB)
- •AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has lower Max turbo power (65 W vs 202 W)
- •Intel Core i9-12900 has higher Total cores (16 vs 6)
- •Intel Core i9-12900 has higher Threads (24 vs 12)
Full spec comparison
Spec
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Intel Core i9-12900
Performance
Total cores616▲
Performance cores68▲
Efficiency cores08▲
Threads1224▲
Base clock3.5 GHz▲2.4 GHz
Max boost clock4.4 GHz5.1 GHz▲
L2 cache3 MB14 MB▲
L3 cache32 MB▲30 MB
Process node7nmIntel 7
Integrated graphics—UHD 770
OverclockableYesNo
Platform
SocketAM4LGA1700
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power65 W▲202 W
Supported memory—DDR5, DDR4
Max memory speed—4800 MT/s
Max memory capacity—128 GB
Memory channels—2
PCIe version—5.0
PCIe lanes—20