Ryzen 5 7600 vs i9-12900H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-12900H
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 45 Watt
17.53
+2.8%
Ryzen 5 7600
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
17.06

Core i9-12900H outperforms Ryzen 5 7600 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking360380
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data55.04
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Pno data
Power efficiency36.8424.82
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-H (2022)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)14 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2012
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm5 nm
Die size217 mm271 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistorsno dataCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600 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
SocketFCBGA1744AM5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX25 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligibleAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.45 GHzno data
Execution Units96no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2024

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.

i9-12900H 17.53
+2.8%
Ryzen 5 7600 17.06

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.

i9-12900H 27839
+2.7%
Ryzen 5 7600 27099

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i9-12900H 8235
+1.4%
Ryzen 5 7600 8122

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i9-12900H 47767
+3.5%
Ryzen 5 7600 46166

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i9-12900H 13453
Ryzen 5 7600 15993
+18.9%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i9-12900H 4.03
Ryzen 5 7600 3.06
+31.7%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i9-12900H 25
Ryzen 5 7600 26
+4.2%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i9-12900H 2577
+10.2%
Ryzen 5 7600 2339

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i9-12900H 266
Ryzen 5 7600 298
+12%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i9-12900H 2.99
Ryzen 5 7600 3.51
+17.4%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i9-12900H 10.3
Ryzen 5 7600 12.5
+21.4%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i9-12900H 7937
Ryzen 5 7600 14038
+76.9%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i9-12900H 111
Ryzen 5 7600 138
+23.7%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i9-12900H 263
Ryzen 5 7600 347
+31.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-12900H 12237
+10.3%
Ryzen 5 7600 11095

Blender(-)

i9-12900H 206
Ryzen 5 7600 219
+6.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-12900H 1820
Ryzen 5 7600 2088
+14.7%

7-Zip Single

i9-12900H 5881
Ryzen 5 7600 7566
+28.7%

7-Zip

i9-12900H 64909
+0.5%
Ryzen 5 7600 64613

WebXPRT 3

i9-12900H 296
Ryzen 5 7600 345
+16.6%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i9-12900H 376
+6.8%
Ryzen 5 7600 352

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.53 17.06
Recency 4 January 2022 14 January 2023
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 20 12
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

i9-12900H has a 2.8% higher aggregate performance score, 133.3% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 7600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i9-12900H and Ryzen 5 7600.

Be aware that Core i9-12900H is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 7600 is a desktop one.


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