AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Intel Core i5 12500
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (97/100)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Intel Core i5 12500 (53/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core i5 12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 76.0 Good WINNER | 50.0 Below Average |
| Performance | 95.0 Excellent WINNER | 69.0 Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core i5 12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 192MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Multiplier | 43x | 30x |
| P-Cores | 16 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Total Cores | 16 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Cinebench
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core i5 12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 10459 | — |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 558 | — |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core i5 12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 90.2 images/sec | 52.4 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 240.9 Klines/sec | 71.5 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 2030 MB/sec | 795 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 460.9 pages/sec | 237.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 570.9 Mpixels/sec | 263.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 160.1 images/sec | 91.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 56.9 Mpixels/sec | 16.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 361 pages/sec | 242.7 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core i5 12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Alder Lake |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Model number | 9950X3D2 | i5-12500 |
| Released | March 26, 2026 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Vendor | Amd | Intel |
| AMD Equivalent | — | -AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
| Successor | — | -Intel Core i5 14500 |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core i5 12500 |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 | - DDR5-4800- DDR4-3200 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core i5 12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page | Intel Core i5 12500 official page |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Technologies | — | - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core i5 12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 270 W | 117 W |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 100°C |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA-1700 |
| TDP (PL1) | 200 W | 65 W |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core i5 12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 3.74 PPW | 2.66 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.6 PPW | 10.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 135.6 PPW | 156.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 363.9 PPW | 303.3 PPW |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core i5 12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 2 | 32 |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 256 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core i5 12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | — | 237.3 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | — | 12 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | — | 16B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | — | 72M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | — | 48 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | — | 61.6 GOps/sec |
| Physics | — | 1197 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | — | 23.5M Strings/sec |
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