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AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i9-12900KF. Specifications, performance, tests

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2022-04-04
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
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Q4/2021
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Intel Core i9-12900KF
Intel Core i9-12900KF

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 4500 or Intel Core i9-12900KF? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2022-04-04.

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.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 4500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    261 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    279 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    338 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    26 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • More number of cores

    10 more cores

    16 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 29 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.1 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

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Intel Core i9-12900KF Intel Core i9-12900KF
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 4000G left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i9-11900KF
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 4000 Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

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

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Core Configuration
    6x Zen 2 left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.1 GHz left arrow 5.3 GHz
  • A-Core
    - left arrow 8x Golden Cove
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    - left arrow 5 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 None
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-12900KF and AMD Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    51.2 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 left arrow -
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 5.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Core i9-12900KF Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Core i9-12900KF, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Renoir (Zen 2) left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Codename
    Renoir left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow 3.75 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 30 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000644BOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000644 left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow BX8071512900KF
  • Release date
    2022-04-04 left arrow Q4/2021
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 10 nm
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 6

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsAMD Ryzen 5 4500 Intel Core i9-12900KFResult difference¹
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 122.659947 samples/min Submissions: 18 346.043984 samples/min Submissions: 28 +182.1 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 115.783441 samples/min Submissions: 11 323.798146 samples/min Submissions: 11 +179.7 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 110.993724 samples/min Submissions: 12 329.41883 samples/min Submissions: 14 +196.8 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 111.327158 samples/min Submissions: 9 327.858488 samples/min Submissions: 24 +194.5 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 110.551305 samples/min Submissions: 10 335.27653 samples/min Submissions: 7 +203.3 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 122.347107 samples/min Submissions: 11 340.815064 samples/min Submissions: 22 +178.6 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

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 6.26.0 / 1M / 4 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 2623.831739 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 4 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: BIOSTAR Group / A520MT
Duration: 381.122 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Core i9-12900KF.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1182.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
1990.000000
Intel Core i9-12900KF
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

6209.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
17595.000000
Intel Core i9-12900KF

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