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Ryzen 5 3600 vs Core i9-12900K


Description
The 3600 is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i9-12900K is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600 gets a score of 348.4 k points while the i9-12900K gets 1131.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-12900K is 3.2 times faster than the 3600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
870f10
90672
Core
Matisse
Alder Lake
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
5.2 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/12
16/24
TDP
65 W
241 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
8x1280+8x2048 kB
Cache L3
32768 kB
30720 kB
Date
July 2019
November 2021
Mean monothread perf.
70.55k points
109.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
348.35k points
1131.59k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
3600
i9-12900K
Test#1 (Integers)
16.04k
47.92k (x2.99)
Test#2 (FP)
24.47k
30.1k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.38k
15.65k (x1.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.66k
15.38k (x0.71)
TOTAL
70.55k
109.05k (x1.55)

Multithread

3600

i9-12900K
Test#1 (Integers)
113.63k
502.11k (x4.42)
Test#2 (FP)
143.55k
414.67k (x2.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
63.84k
192.52k (x3.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
27.34k
22.3k (x0.82)
TOTAL
348.35k
1131.59k (x3.25)

Performance/W
3600
i9-12900K
Test#1 (Integers)
1748 points/W
2083 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2208 points/W
1721 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
982 points/W
799 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
421 points/W
93 points/W
TOTAL
5359 points/W
4695 points/W

Performance/GHz
3600
i9-12900K
Test#1 (Integers)
3819 points/GHz
9216 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5825 points/GHz
5789 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1995 points/GHz
3009 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5158 points/GHz
2957 points/GHz
TOTAL
16797 points/GHz
20971 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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