intel core i9 12900k vs amd ryzen 7 5800h

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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i9 12900K (Desktop) 16-cores against AMD Ryzen 7 5800H (Laptop) 8-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Intel Core i9 12900K and AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Advantages of Intel Core i9 12900K
  • Newer released 0 years later
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Has 14 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 15% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than the Intel Core i9 12900K – 54 vs 125 Watt

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2006
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
27409
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4235
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
41524
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1993
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
17253

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i9 12900k and ryzen 7 5800h

General

Intel Core i9 12900K AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Vendor Intel AMD
Released November 5 2021 January 7 2021
Type Desktop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-S Cezanne H
Socket FCLGA1700 FP6
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Performance

Intel Core i9 12900K AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Cores 16 8
Threads 24 16
Base Frequency 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 5.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1.25 MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 30 MB (shared) 16 MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Power

Intel Core i9 12900K AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 W 54 W
Max. temperature 100°C 105°C

Memory support

Intel Core i9 12900K AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Memory types DDR5, DDR4 DDR4-4266
Memory Size 128 GB GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

iGPU

Intel Core i9 12900K AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1.55 MHz MHz
Shading Units 256 512
TMUs 16 32
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.78 TFLOPS
TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i9 12900K AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Official site Intel Core i9 12900K official page AMD Ryzen 7 5800H official page
PCI Express Version 3
PCI Express Lanes 20

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H or Intel Core i9 12900K?