Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U vs Core i9-12900F

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-12900F and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	193	672
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	52.68	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Rembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+)
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	19 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$413	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-12900F and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	6 nm
Die size	215 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-12900F and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1700	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-12900F and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Core i9-12900F and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-12900F and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-12900F and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 660M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-12900F and Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i9-12900F outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U by 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	23.83	10.82
Recency	4 January 2022	19 April 2022
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	24	12
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

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