AMD A10-4600M vs Intel Core i9-12900

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,211

Rank #1,660

vs
6,934

Rank #71

4,211
6,934

Core i9-12900 wins by 39.3% (Rank #1660 vs #71)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,118

Rank #1,660

vs
7,166

Rank #60

4,118
7,166

Core i9-12900 wins by 42.5% (Rank #1660 vs #60)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,351

Rank #1,577

vs
6,585

Rank #144

4,351
6,585

Core i9-12900 wins by 33.9% (Rank #1577 vs #144)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,539

Rank #1,233

vs
5,766

Rank #130

4,539
5,766

Core i9-12900 wins by 21.3% (Rank #1233 vs #130)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,487

Rank #1,410

vs
5,693

Rank #161

4,487
5,693

Core i9-12900 wins by 21.2% (Rank #1410 vs #161)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,505

Rank #1,370

vs
5,507

Rank #186

4,505
5,507

Core i9-12900 wins by 18.2% (Rank #1370 vs #186)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification A10-4600M Core i9-12900 Diff
Cores
4
16
-75%
Threads
8
24
-66.7%
Base Frequency
1,600 MHz
2,400 MHz
-33.3%
Clock Multiplier
23x
24x
-4.2%
L1 Cache --
78 KB
L2 Cache
4 MiB
1 MiB
+68.8%
L3 Cache --
29 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
21 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
16
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
65 W
30.8% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
10 nm
77.8% more

General Information

Specification A10-4600M Core i9-12900
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number i7-720QM --
Core Name Trinity Alder Lake-S
Socket PGA988 Socket 1700
Package µPGA FC-LGA16A
Memory Type DDR3 1066/1333 DDR4, DDR5
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8 --
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

A10-4600M
AMD
Core i9-12900
Intel

Model Number

A10-4600M
i7-720QM
Core i9-12900
--

Core Name

A10-4600M
Trinity
Core i9-12900
Alder Lake-S

Socket

A10-4600M
PGA988
Core i9-12900
Socket 1700

Package

A10-4600M
µPGA
Core i9-12900
FC-LGA16A

Memory Type

A10-4600M
DDR3 1066/1333
Core i9-12900
DDR4, DDR5

ECC Support

A10-4600M
No
Core i9-12900
--

PCIe Revision

A10-4600M
2
Core i9-12900
--

PCIe Configuration

A10-4600M
1x16, 2x8
Core i9-12900
--

Market Segment

A10-4600M
Mobile
Core i9-12900
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

A10-4600M
Yes
Core i9-12900
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification A10-4600M Core i9-12900
Process 45 nm 10 nm
Die Area 246 mm² 215 mm²
Transistor Count 1,303 --
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

A10-4600M
45 nm
Core i9-12900
10 nm

Die Area

A10-4600M
246 mm²
Core i9-12900
215 mm²

Transistor Count

A10-4600M
1,303
Core i9-12900
--

Manufacturer

A10-4600M
GlobalFoundries
Core i9-12900
Intel

Word Size

A10-4600M
64-bit
Core i9-12900
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification A10-4600M Core i9-12900
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 667 MHz --

GPU

A10-4600M
HD Graphics
Core i9-12900
--

GPU Designer

A10-4600M
Intel
Core i9-12900
--

GPU Max Frequency

A10-4600M
667 MHz
Core i9-12900
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension A10-4600M Core i9-12900
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
RdRand
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBM
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-64