AMD Ryzen 9 5600X vs Intel Core i9-12900

Processor comparisons 05-02-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 5600X vs Intel Core i9-12900 and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, video editing, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, 7zip, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, WPrime, RealBench, SuperPi, 3DMark, PCMark 10, MATLAB, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3
Valheim
Valorant
Death Stranding
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fortnite
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Halo Infinite
Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-12900 or AMD Ryzen 9 5600X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 5600X

58%

Core i9-12900

65%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-12900 is 10% better than Ryzen 9 5600X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 5600X

55%

Core i9-12900

59%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.8	104.3
Valorant	111.2	118.6
Cyberpunk 2077	62.3	66.4
Apex Legends	104.5	111.5
Call of Duty Warzone	83.4	88.9
Overwatch	90.1	96.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.7	81.8
DOOM Eternal	55.6	59.3
Warzone	86.7	92.5
Assassin's Creed	93.4	99.6
Valheim	92.3	98.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 5600X

89%

Core i9-12900

96%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-12900 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 5600X as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X	Intel Core i9-12900
Cinbench 15 Single-core	187	445
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2569	4687
Cinbench 20 Single-core	444	743
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5905	10420
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1131	2635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15257	29985

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X	Intel Core i9-12900
Single-Core	2421	6867
Multi-Core	27495	51262

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X	Intel Core i9-12900
Single-Core	1747	1885
Multi-Core	9641	16028

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X	Intel Core i9-12900
Announcement date	November 05, 2020	July 21, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1700
Core name	Vermeer	Alder Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	4	12
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	5.1 MHz
Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	6	16
Threads	12	24
Bus rate		16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9400 millions	12600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	6400
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
L1 cache		2 MB
L2 cache	3MB	12 MB
L3 cache	32MB	30 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000065 100-100000065BOX 100-100000065MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-12900 is 2% better than Ryzen 9 5600X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-12900 has 10 more core than Ryzen 9 5600X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5600X is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-12900 is better: 33
Although it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 5600X and Intel Core i9-12900 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 9 5600X - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 5600X specs and review.

Intel Core i9-12900 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-12900 specs and review.