CPU Comparison

A

AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.3 Base / 5.7 GHz Turbo

CACHE 128 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 170W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

VS

i

Intel

INTEL

Core i5-12500

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3 Base / 4.6 GHz Turbo

CACHE 18 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

16,374

6,007

3dmark_2_threads

2,549

1,741

3dmark_4_threads

4,963

3,125

3dmark_8_threads

9,259

4,862

3dmark_max_threads

17,184

6,023

3dmark_single_thread

1,292

951

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

6,018

1,704

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

849

240

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

25,079

7,101

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

3,540

1,002

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

59,712

16,909

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

8,430

2,387

geekbench_multicore

22,515

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

3,401

N/A

passmark_data_compression

908,421

238,753

passmark_data_encryption

44,536

12,033

passmark_extended_instructions

73,011

16,090

passmark_find_prime_numbers

613

75

passmark_floating_point_math

159,724

48,004

passmark_integer_math

243,209

61,626

passmark_multithread

70,255

19,893

passmark_physics

5,670

1,242

passmark_random_string_sorting

95,423

23,523

passmark_single_thread

4,737

3,666

passmark_singlethread

4,737

3,666

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 9950X3D

i5-12500

Core Specs

Cores

16

6 -62.5%

Threads

32

12 -62.5%

Base Clock (GHz)

4.3

3 -30.2%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.7

4.6 -19.3%

Frequency (GHz)

4.3

3 -30.2%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.7

4.6 -19.3%

Multiplier

43

30 -30.2%

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

128 MB (shared)

18 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

170

65 -61.8%

PL1

—

65W

PL2

—

117W

PPT

230 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

—

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, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

—

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$699

$212

Part Number

100-000000719

SRL5V

Package

FC-LGA1718

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

95°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

None

Laminar RM1

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