CPU Comparison

A

AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

CORE STATE Dragon Range

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 5.3 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 55W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 4

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

VS

i

Intel

INTEL

Core i5-12600

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.3 Base / 4.8 GHz Turbo

CACHE 18 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE —

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

4,584

1,833

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

647

258

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

19,104

7,639

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,696

1,078

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

45,488

18,189

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

6,421

2,567

passmark_data_compression

738,673

252,160

passmark_data_encryption

44,430

13,084

passmark_extended_instructions

54,674

17,027

passmark_find_prime_numbers

272

83

passmark_floating_point_math

125,981

50,838

passmark_integer_math

205,945

66,123

passmark_multithread

54,675

21,399

passmark_physics

2,115

1,365

passmark_random_string_sorting

85,869

25,832

passmark_single_thread

4,033

3,823

passmark_singlethread

4,033

3,823

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 8940HX

i5-12600

Core Specs

Cores

16

6 -62.5%

Threads

32

12 -62.5%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.4

3.3 +37.5%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.3

4.8 -9.4%

Frequency (GHz)

2.4

3.3 +37.5%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.3

4.8 -9.4%

Multiplier

24

33 +37.5%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

1.25 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

64 MB (shared)

18 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

55

65 +18.2%

PL1

—

65 W

PL2

—

117 W

Configurable TDP

45-75 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Zen 4

Alder Lake

Codename

Dragon Range

Alder Lake-S

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Process Size

5 nm

10 nm

Transistors

13,140 million

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Die Size

2x 71 mm²

163 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR4, DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

—

ECC Memory

No

No

DDR4 Speed

—

3200 MT/s

DDR5 Speed

—

4800 MT/s

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket FL1

Intel Socket 1700

Chipsets

—

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

PCIe

Gen 5, 28 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

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Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon 610M

UHD Graphics 770

Other

Market

Mobile

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

—

$233

Part Number

100-000001849

SRL5T

Package

µFC-BGAFL1

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

100°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

—

Laminar RM1

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