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AMD Ryzen 5 3600

vs

Intel Core i9-12900H

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i9-12900H processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Larger L3 Cache: 32MB (32MB vs 24 MB)

Intel Core i9-12900H

More Total Cores: 14 (6 vs 14)
Higher Max Turbo Frequency: 5.00 GHz (Up to 4.2GHz vs 5.00 GHz)
Higher Memory Type: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s (DDR4 vs Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s)
Newer Launch Date: January 2022 (July 2019 vs January 2022)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

July 2019

Launch Date

January 2022

Desktop

Platform

Mobile

Model Name

i9-12900H

Matisse

Code Name

Alder Lake

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit *Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.

OS Support

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

3.6GHz

Basic Frequency

Up to 4.2GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

5.00 GHz

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.80 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

5.00 GHz

384KB

L1 Cache

3MB

L2 Cache

32MB

L3 Cache

24 MB

AM4

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCBGA1744

Yes

Unlocked for Overclocking

TSMC 7nm FinFET

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

Intel 7

65W

TDP

45 W

Processor Base Power

45 W

Maximum Turbo Power

115 W

95°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

PCIe 4.0 x16

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Memory Specifications

DDR4

Memory Type

Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

64 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Up to 3200MT/s

Bus Speed

GPU Specifications

Discrete Graphics Card Required

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible

Graphics Frequency

1.45 GHz