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Intel Core i9-12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 3 5300G. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2021
Intel Core i9-12900KF
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AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
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What's the best choice Intel Core i9-12900KF or AMD Ryzen 3 5300G? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i9-12900KF has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2021.

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G has a base frequency of 4.00 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    26 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    12 more cores

    16 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 26% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-12900KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    31 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    22 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    8 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    16 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    25 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    29 place
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-12900KF Intel Core i9-12900KF
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000G
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-11900KF left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

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 left arrow -
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    3.7 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.3 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
IGPU

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

  • GPU name
    None left arrow AMD Radeon 5 Graphics (Renoir)
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 5
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1400 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 320
  • Technology
    - left arrow 7 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and Intel Core i9-12900KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 24
  • PCIe version
    5.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-12900KF and AMD Ryzen 3 5300G Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    228 W / 56 s left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-12900KF and AMD Ryzen 3 5300G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    3.75 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    30 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Part Number
    BX8071512900KF left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i9-12900KF

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 10M / 22 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-12900KF 10268.669468 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 10M / 22 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / MEG Z690 ACE (MS-7D27)
Duration: 973.836 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 4 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G 2401.346675 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 4 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / A520M K V2
Duration: 416.433 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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