CPU Comparison

A

AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.4 Base / 5.6 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 120W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

VS

i

Intel

INTEL

Core i5-12400

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.5 Base / 4.4 GHz Turbo

CACHE 18 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

12,552

5,873

3dmark_2_threads

2,519

1,692

3dmark_4_threads

4,886

3,012

3dmark_8_threads

9,114

4,745

3dmark_max_threads

13,929

5,890

3dmark_single_thread

1,286

910

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

4,680

1,606

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

660

226

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

19,503

6,692

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,753

944

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

46,438

15,935

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

6,555

2,249

geekbench_multicore

19,827

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

3,341

N/A

passmark_data_compression

683,579

226,908

passmark_data_encryption

33,421

11,418

passmark_extended_instructions

55,243

15,399

passmark_find_prime_numbers

436

68

passmark_floating_point_math

120,083

45,494

passmark_integer_math

181,056

58,366

passmark_multithread

54,643

18,747

passmark_physics

3,381

1,105

passmark_random_string_sorting

72,013

22,366

passmark_single_thread

4,672

3,456

passmark_singlethread

4,672

3,456

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 9900X

i5-12400

Core Specs

Cores

12

6 -50.0%

Threads

24

12 -50.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

4.4

2.5 -43.2%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.6

4.4 -21.4%

Frequency (GHz)

4.4

2.5 -43.2%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.6

4.4 -21.4%

Multiplier

44

25 -43.2%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 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)

120

65 -45.8%

PL1

—

65W

PL2

—

117W

PPT

162 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Zen 5

Alder Lake

Codename

Granite Ridge

Alder Lake-S

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Process Size

4 nm

10 nm

Transistors

16,630 million

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Die Size

2x 70.6 mm²

163 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR4, DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

—

ECC Memory

Yes

No

DDR4 Speed

—

3200 MT/s

DDR5 Speed

—

4800 MT/s

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

Intel Socket 1700

Chipsets

X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

PCIe

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

—

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$499

$199

Part Number

100-000000662

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Package

FC-LGA1718

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

95°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

None

Laminar RM1

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