Intel Core i9-12900KS vs AMD EPYC 9634
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-12900KS and the AMD EPYC 9634 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the Intel Core i9-12900KS 16 core processor released in Q2/2022 with the AMD EPYC 9634 which has 84 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2022. |
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| Intel Core i9 (78) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
| Intel Core i 12000 (34) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 9004 (21) |
| 12 | Generation | 4 |
| Alder Lake S | Architecture | Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| Intel Core i9-13900KS | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i9-12900KS is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz). The processor can compute 24 threads at the same time. The AMD EPYC 9634 clocks with 2.25 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 84 CPU cores and can calculate 168 threads in parallel. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900KS | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9634 |
| 16 | Cores | 84 |
| 24 | Threads | 168 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz) 8x Golden Cove |
A-Core | 2.25 GHz (3.70 GHz) 84x Zen 4 |
| 2.50 GHz (4.00 GHz) 8x Gracemont |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsGraphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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| Intel UHD Graphics 770 | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.30 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 1.55 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 11 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 10 nm | Technology | |
| 3 | Max. displays | |
| 32 | Compute units | -- |
| 256 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 64 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| Intel UHD Graphics 770 | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| Decode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-12900KS, while the AMD EPYC 9634 supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 460.8 GB/s enabled. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900KS | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9634 |
| DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
| 76.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| 14.00 MB | L2 Cache | 84.00 MB |
| 30.00 MB | L3 Cache | 384.00 MB |
| 5.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
| 78.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Core i9-12900KS has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP of the AMD EPYC 9634 is 290 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900KS | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9634 |
| 150 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 290 W |
| 241 W | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 300 W |
| -- | TDP down | 240 W |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i9-12900KS has 44.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD EPYC 9634 is at 468.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm. |
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| Intel Core i9-12900KS | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9634 |
| 10 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
| LGA 1700 | Socket | SP5 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Q2/2022 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
| 749 $ | Release price | 10304 $ |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.50 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9634
84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz |
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CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
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Intel Core i9-12900KS
27,796 CB R23 MC @ 241 W |
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AMD EPYC 9634
2.25 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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