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AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs Intel Core i5-12600KF — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Intel Core i5-12600KF leads on 5 of 7 shared benchmarks (17% in Cinebench R23 single); the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 takes 2 (19% in Cinebench R23 multi).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and the Intel Core i5-12600KF. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecAMD Ryzen 9 5900Intel Core i5-12600KF
cores 1210
threads 2416
p cores —6
e cores —4
base clock ghz 33.7
boost clock ghz 4.74.9
tdp w 65125
memory bus Dual-channel—
l2 cache mb 6—
l3 cache mb 6420
process nm 710
socket AMD Socket AM4LGA1700

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, PCBench, HardwareDB, NanoReview, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkAMD Ryzen 9 5900Intel Core i5-12600KF
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, PCBench		 20,978 points17,579 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, Electronic Clinic, PCBench		 1,594 points1,860 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: HardwareDB, NanoReview, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 9,915 points11,934 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: HardwareDB, NanoReview, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser		 2,122 points2,470 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 33,954 pts27,529 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,434 pts3,915 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,433 points3,916 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 or the Intel Core i5-12600KF?

The Intel Core i5-12600KF leads on 5 of 7 shared benchmarks (17% in Cinebench R23 single); the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 takes 2 (19% in Cinebench R23 multi).

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