i9-12900F vs Ryzen 5 5600G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600G
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.99
Core i9-12900F
2022
16 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
23.81
+83.3%

Core i9-12900F outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Core i9-12900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking607223
Place by popularity18not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation28.37no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency18.2233.40
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date13 April 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$259no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and Core i9-12900F 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier39no data
L1 cache384 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeAM4 (1331) mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and Core i9-12900F 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Core i9-12900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600G and Core i9-12900F 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 Ryzen 5 5600G and Core i9-12900F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Core i9-12900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 7no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Core i9-12900F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 12.99
i9-12900F 23.81
+83.3%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 19874
i9-12900F 36440
+83.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 5600G 1939
i9-12900F 2526
+30.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 5600G 7725
i9-12900F 13662
+76.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.99 23.81
Recency 13 April 2021 4 January 2022
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 24

i9-12900F has a 83.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 166.7% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i9-12900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600G in performance tests.


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