Intel Core i9 12900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

📋 Review
Intel Core i9 12900K

Intel Core i9 12900K

📋 Review
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

âš¡ Performance

System and application performance

Blender CPU
12900K 366
8540U 123
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
12900K 1526
8540U 0
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
12900K 109
8540U 0
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
12900K 27341
8540U 10492
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
12900K 1995
8540U 1801
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12900K 17003
8540U 9174

📊 Specifications

Technical specifications comparison

Background blur
69.4 images/sec
42.7 images/sec
Base Frequency (E)
2.4 GHz
3 GHz
Base Frequency (P)
3,2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Blender / Watt
2.93 PPW
4.12 PPW
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Cinebench 2024 / Watt
12.2 PPW
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Clang compilation
146.1 Klines/sec
62.7 Klines/sec
Codename
Alder Lake
Zen 4 (Hawk Point)

💡 Key Differences

What are the key differences between the processors

Advantages of the Intel Core i9 12900K

  • ✓ 31% better nanoreview final score performance

📋 Tests and Specifications

Detailed comparison table of test results

Metric
Intel Core i9 12900K
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
Blender CPU
366
123
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
1526
0
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
109
0
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
27341
10492
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1995
1801
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
17003
9174
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2633
2447
Integrated Graphics
N/A
43
Multi-Core Performance
66
28
NanoReview Final Score
72
55
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
41178
18355
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4133
3637
Power Efficiency
51
78
Single-Core Performance
79
72
iGPU FLOPS
0
1