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INTEL CORE I9-12900K VS AMD RYZEN 9 5900X PERFORMANCE REVIEW
by Brent JusticeFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
1. Intel Core i9-12900K Specs
2. Intel Core i9-12900K Positioning
3. Intel Core i9-12900K Pictures
2. MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY and DDR5
1. Intel Core i9-12900K Installation
3. Test Setup
1. System Setup
4. Synthetic System Benchmarks
1. PCMark 10
1. Standard PCMark Benchmark
2. PCMark Application Benchmark
2. 3DMark
1. CPU Profile
3. Geekbench 5
4. PassMark Performance Test
5. SiSoftware Sandra
6. AIDA64
1. Memory Read
2. Memory Write
3. Intel Core i9-12900K Cache and Memory Benchmark
4. AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Cache and Memory Benchmark
7. Rendering Performance
1. Cinebench R23
2. Blender Open Data Benchmark
3. V-Ray 5 Benchmark
4. HandBrake
8. Gaming Performance
1. Forza Horizon 5
2. Battlefield 2042
3. Cyberpunk 2077
4. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Game Of The Year Edition
9. Gaming Performance Continued
1. Far Cry 6
2. Watch Dogs Legion
3. Crysis Remastered
10. Power and Temperature
1. Maximum CPU Usage Cinebench R23
2. CPU Usage While Playing a Game
11. Conclusion
1. Synthetic and Rendering Performance
2. Gaming Performance
3. Power and Temp Summary
12. Final Points
13. Discussion
At the top-end of Intel’s new 12 Generation Alder Lake CPU product stack lies
the Intel Core i9-12900K CPU (SRL4H) Alder Lake-S 881 CPU. It’s time that we
review it. Thanks to Intel, we can make that happen. Today we take the fastest
Alder Lake CPU and compare it directly against the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X to see who
comes out on top in 2022. This is an Intel Core i9-12900K versus AMD Ryzen 9
5900X, head-to-head, in synthetic benchmarks and gaming performance at 1080p,
1440p, and 4K in 2022 review.
If you want the lo-down on the Intel 12th Gen CPU architecture check out our
Intel Core i5-12600K DDR4 Alder Lake CPU Review where we detail what makes this
architecture new and what P-Cores and E-Cores are. You can follow that review
up with our Intel Core i5-12600K Alder Lake DDR4 vs DDR5 Performance review.
Finally, you can also check out our Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Performance review. Now we come to the big guns in Intel’s new lineup, the
12900K.
As a quick refresher, the 12th Generation Intel Core Processors are based on a
hybrid architecture with Performance Cores (P-Core) and Efficiency Cores
(E-Core) components. The P-Cores support hyperthreading but the E-Cores do
not. It is the combination of these cores, plus Cache differences, and
frequencies that make up the Intel SKUs for these CPUs. These new CPUs can also
support new DDR5 memory, but also support DDR4. It depends on the motherboard,
and with the new Intel Z690 chipset, PCI-Express 5.0 is supported.
INTEL CORE I9-12900K SPECS
SpecificationsIntel Core i5-12600KIntel Core i7-12700KIntel Core
i9-12900KArchitecture/Process Node12th Gen/Intel 712th Gen/Intel 712th Gen/Intel
7Cores/Threads10 (6P+4E)/1612 (8P+4E)/2016 (8P+8E)/24L2/L3
Cache9.5MB/20MB12MB/25MB14MB/30MBIntel Turbo Boost Max 3.0N/A5GHz5.2GHzP-Core
Max Turbo4.9GHz4.9GHz5.1GHzE-Core Max Turbo3.6GHz3.8GHz3.9GHzBase Power/Max
Turbo Power125W/150W125W/190W125W/241WRCP Pricing USD 1K$289$409$589
The Intel Core i9-12900K is in the 12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
family and has an RCP Pricing (USD 1K) of $589. This makes it $180 more
expensive than the i7-12700K and $300 more expensive than the i5-12600K. For
comparison to the competition, the price competitor is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU
which has an MSRP of $549. This is the closest competitor by MSRP pricing.
This puts the two CPUs about $40 apart, with the 12900K being the more expensive
option, but not by much.
The Intel Core i9-12900K is an LGA1700 socket CPU. The Intel Core i9-12900K is a
“16” Core CPU, now of course that is the total amount of P-Cores and E-Cores
combined, which we know do perform differently. In terms of how it breaks down,
this is an 8 P-Core and 8 E-Core CPU, so it has 8 high-performance cores and 8
efficiency cores. Since only the Performance Cores provide Hyperthreading,
those 8 Performance Cores are providing 16 threads total of processing threads.
Then, on top of those 16 threads, you add each efficiency core, which there are
8 of, making for a total of 24 processing threads with this CPU. The way to
represent this is 16(8P+8E) CPU with 24 Threads.
For comparison, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X has 12 cores that can do multi-threading,
so it has a total of 24 processing threads as well. Therefore, both CPUs have
the capability to do 24 processing threads, but they come by it by different
means. The 5900X has 12 standard cores, and the 12900K has 8 “big cores” and 8
“small cores.”
The Intel Core i9-12900K has 30MB of L3 Intel Smart Cache and 14MB of L2 cache.
This is the most cache in the stack. The frequency bit here can get confusing,
so read carefully. The Intel Core i9-12900K has an Intel Turbo Boost Max
Technology 3.0 frequency of up to 5.2GHz. It has a P-Core max Turbo frequency
of up to 5.1GHz. It has an E-Core max turbo frequency of up to 3.9GHz. Those
are its Processor Turbo frequencies. The Processor Base Frequency has a P-Core
base frequency of 3.2GHz and an E-Core base frequency of 2.4GHz.
If you compare the frequency with that of the 12700K you’ll find that the 12900K
can boost up to 200MHz higher on the Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 frequency.
Its P-Cores can also boost 200MHz higher than the 12700K and the E-Cores can
boost 100MHz higher. Compared to the 12700K, it has 4 more E-Cores, plus these
higher frequencies and higher caches. Also, for comparison, the AMD Ryzen 9
5900X can turbo up to 4.8GHz.
The Intel Core i9-12900K is an unlocked CPU as it has the K spec. It has the
Intel UHD Graphics 770 onboard for integrated graphics. It supports DDR5 and
4. The Processor Base Power is 125W, but more importantly, its Maximum Turbo
Power is 241W. This is much higher than the 12700K’s Maximum Turbo Power of
190W and higher than the 12600K which is 150W. For comparison, the AMD Ryzen 9
5900X has a TDP of 105W.
INTEL CORE I9-12900K POSITIONING
Intel has positioned the Core i9-12900K as the world’s best gaming processor and
a giant leap for content creation performance. It comes with a full array of
architecture improvements and benefits from all the platform improvements. When
looking at estimated performance, Intel compares it with the previous Core
i9-11900K CPU. In this Intel shows an uplift in performance in most games at
1080p. Intel even shows It beating a Ryzen 9 5950X in gaming performance at
1080p with an RTX 3090. Content creation performance is also improved by leaps
and bounds.
A focus on single-threaded fixed-frequency performance allows the 12900K to beat
previous generation CPUs. Even the E-Core is as fast as the 10th Gen Comet
Lake-S CPU’s core. With the hybrid nature of the CPU, Intel claims similar
multi-threading performance as the Core i9-11900K at approximately 1/4th the
power. The Intel Core i9-12900K combines the PL1 and PL2 power states so that
it operates at Maximum Turbo Power up to 241W.
INTEL CORE I9-12900K PICTURES
The Intel Core i9-12900K comes in unique retail packaging, unlike the other CPUs
in the product stack. It has a nice blue box, with a wafter-looking padded
container inside. Open it up and you are presented with your 12900K protected
well in foam.
The Intel Core i9-12900K looks like the 12700K and 12600K exactly, same shape
and size. The Intel Core i9-12900K on the CPU shows i9-12900K SRL4H CPU
markings. Compared next to the Ryzen 9 5900X the CPU is taller and more narrow.
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