AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i9-12900F

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,548

Rank #448

vs
7,053

Rank #63

5,548
7,053

Core i9-12900F wins by 21.3% (Rank #448 vs #63)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
7,277

Rank #51

5,790
7,277

Core i9-12900F wins by 20.4% (Rank #363 vs #51)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
6,718

Rank #126

5,186
6,718

Core i9-12900F wins by 22.8% (Rank #521 vs #126)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
5,809

Rank #128

5,023
5,809

Core i9-12900F wins by 13.5% (Rank #370 vs #128)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
5,811

Rank #135

4,848
5,811

Core i9-12900F wins by 16.6% (Rank #510 vs #135)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
5,607

Rank #160

5,112
5,607

Core i9-12900F wins by 8.8% (Rank #337 vs #160)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core i9-12900F Diff
Cores
6
16
-62.5%
Threads
6
24
-75%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,400 MHz
+33.3%
Clock Multiplier
36x
24x
+33.3%
L1 Cache
384 KB
78 KB
+79.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
1 MiB
+60.3%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
29 MiB
+10.6%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
10 nm
30% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core i9-12900F
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Alder Lake-S
Socket Socket Socket 1700
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA16A
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4, DDR5
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Core i9-12900F
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Core i9-12900F
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Core i9-12900F
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Core i9-12900F
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Core i9-12900F
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Core i9-12900F
Alder Lake-S

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Core i9-12900F
Socket 1700

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Core i9-12900F
FC-LGA16A

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Core i9-12900F
DDR4, DDR5

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Core i9-12900F
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Core i9-12900F
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i9-12900F
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Core i9-12900F
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Core i9-12900F
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core i9-12900F
Process 7 nm 10 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 215 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Core i9-12900F
10 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Core i9-12900F
215 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Core i9-12900F
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Core i9-12900F
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Core i9-12900F
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Core i9-12900F
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i9-12900F
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Core i9-12900F
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
SenseMI
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64