AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i9-12900KS. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 5000G Intel Core i 12000
• Family
  Ryzen Intel Core i9
• Form Factor
  Desktops / Boxed Processor -
• Generation
  4 12
• Predecessor
  AMD Ryzen 5 4600G -
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Series
  Ryzen 5000 Series -

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  - 8x Golden Cove
• B-Core
  - 8x Gracemont
• Base Frequency
  3.9 GHz 3.2 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• CPU Cores
  6 16
• CPU Threads
  12 24
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Max. Boost Clock
  4.4 GHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.4 GHz 5.5 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
  4.2 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
  - 5 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Execution units
  7 32
• Generation
  9 11
• GPU Frequency
  1900 MHz 300 MHz
• GPU name
  Radeon Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo 1450 MHz
• Graphics Cores
  7 -
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB -
• Release date
  Q1/2020 Q4/2021
• Shader
  448 256
• Technology
  7 nm 10 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No Decode
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-12900KS and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4 DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
• PCIe
  PCIe 3.0 5.0 x 20
• PCIe lanes
  24 -
• PCIe version
  3.0 -
• System Memory Specification
  3200 -

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Intel Core i9-12900KS Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Configurable TDP
  45-65 W -
• Default TDP
  65 W -
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  95 °C 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  65 W 125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  - 241 W
• TDP down
  45 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Intel Core i9-12900KS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Cezanne (Zen 3) Alder Lake S
• Codename
  Cezanne -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
• L2-Cache
  3 MB 14 MB
• L3-Cache
  16 MB 30 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
  100-100000252BOX -
• Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
  100-100000252MPK -
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  100-000000252 -
• Operating systems
  Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit -
• Part Number
  - BX8071512900K
• Release date
  2021-04-13 Q2/2022
• Socket
  AM4 LGA 1700
• Technology
  TSMC 7nm FinFET 10 nm
• Thermal Solution (PIB)
  AMD Wraith Stealth -
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d