i9-12900H vs Athlon 5350

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 5350
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.12
Core i9-12900H
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 45 Watt
17.52
+1464%

Core i9-12900H outperforms Athlon 5350 by a whopping 1464% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2402360
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency4.2436.85
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date9 April 2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data6
Efficient-coresno data8
Threads420
Base clock speed2.05 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.05 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM1FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channels12

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R3 GraphicsIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212.1
OpenGLno data4.6
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes420

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 5350 1.12
i9-12900H 17.52
+1464%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 5350 1787
i9-12900H 27835
+1458%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.12 17.52
Recency 9 April 2014 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 4 20
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon 5350 has 80% lower power consumption.

i9-12900H, on the other hand, has a 1464.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 250% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

The Core i9-12900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5350 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 5350 is a desktop processor while Core i9-12900H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 5350 and Core i9-12900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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