Intel Core i9-12900K
VS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Intel Core i9-12900K
VS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

Which to select

It is time to pick the winner. What is the difference between Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700G? What CPU is more powerful? It is quite easy to determine – look at comparison table. The processor with more cores/ threads and also with higher frequency is the absolute winner!

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Who will win between Intel Core i9-12900K vs  AMD Ryzen 7 5700G. The general performance of a CPU can easily be determined based on the number of its cores and the thread count, as well as the base frequency and Turbo frequency. The more GHz and cores a CPU has, the better. Please note that high technical specs require using a powerful cooling system.

3.70 GHz
Frequency
3.80 GHz
16
CPU Cores
8
5.30 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.50 GHz
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo (8 Cores)
4.20 GHz
5.00 GHz
Turbo (16 Cores)
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
normal
8x Golden Cove
A core
0x
8x Gracemont
B core
0x
--
C core

CPU generation and family

Intel Core i9-12900K
Name
Desktop / Server
Segment
Intel Core i 12000
CPU group
Intel Core i9
Family
12
Generation
Intel Core i9-11900K
Predecessor
--
Successor

Internal Graphics

Some manufacturers complement their CPUs with graphic chips, such a solution being especially popular in laptops. The higher the clock frequency of a GPU is and the bigger its memory, the better. Find a winner - Intel Core i9-12900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700G. 

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
GPU name
AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir)
0.40 GHz
GPU frequency
2.10 GHz
1.45 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
12
Generation
9
12
DirectX Version
12
32
Execution units
8
256
Shader
512
3
Max. displays
3
10 nm
Technology
7 nm
Q4/2021
Release date
Q1/2020
16 GB
Max. GPU Memory
2 GB

Hardware codec support

Here we deal with specs that are used by some CPU manufacturers. These numbers are mainly technical and can be neglected for the purpose of the comparison analysis.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

These are memory standards supported by CPUs. The higher such standards, the better a CPU’s performance is.

DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
Memory type
DDR4-3200
256 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
5.0
PCIe version
3.0
20
PCIe lanes
12

Encryption

Data encryption support

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Memory & AMP; PCIe

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP), sometimes called thermal design point, is the maximum amount of heat generated by a computer chip or component (often a CPU, GPU or system on a chip) that the cooling system in a computer is designed to dissipate under any workload.

100 °C
Tjunction max.
95 °C
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
125 W
TDP (PL1)
65 W
228 W / 56 s
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

24
CPU Threads
16
30.00 MB
L3-Cache
16.00 MB
10 nm
Technology
7 nm
Alder Lake S
Architecture
Cezanne (Zen 3)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
LGA 1700
Socket
AM4
Q4/2021
Release date
Q1/2021
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
--
L2-Cache
4.00 MB
--
Part Number
--
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
ISA extensions

Devices using this processor

You probably know already what devices use CPUs. These can be a desktop or a laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Gaming PC

Compatibility

Technologies and extensions

Virtualization technologies

Memory specs

Peripherals

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is based on Cinema 4 Suite. It is the software used to create 3D forms. The benchmark runs for single-core test procedure without counting of hyperthreading ability.

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

It is the new version of the benchmark which is developed on the basis of Cinebench R15 (both versions are operated on the basis of Cinema 4 - the most popular 3D modeling software). Cinebench R20 is used for multi-core processor performance benchmark tests and hyperthreading ability.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the newest instalment of the most popular CPU Rendering Benchmark Single-Core Cinebench. We have the Score Results for all modern Processors

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the newest instalment of the most popular CPU Rendering Benchmark Multi-Core Cinebench. We have the Score Results for all modern Processors

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 benchmark is the newest software suit. Completely new algorithms provide the quite accurate benchmark testing results of the single-core CPU.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor. Here the hyperthreading ability is counted.

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

It tests entire and overall performance of the central processing unit (mathematical calculations, compression and decompression speed, 2D&3D graphic tests). Please note that data can differ from the real-world situations.

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

This test serves for determining the performance of integrated graphics in Intel and AMD processors. The result is the estimated computing power in the Single-Precision FP32 mode