Core i9-12900K vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
7.06
Core i9-12900K
2021
16 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
26.77
+279%

Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G by a whopping 279% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G and Core i9-12900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking939163
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation38.1860.43
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Core i9
Architecture codenameRenoir (2020−2022)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date21 July 2020 (3 years ago)4 November 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$589
Current price$106 $432 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-12900K has 58% better value for money than Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G and Core i9-12900K 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size156 mm2215.25 mm2"20.5 mm × 10.5 mm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G and Core i9-12900K 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G and Core i9-12900K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G and Core i9-12900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G and Core i9-12900K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G and Core i9-12900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G and Core i9-12900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G and Core i9-12900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G and Core i9-12900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G and Core i9-12900K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 7.06
i9-12900K 26.77
+279%

Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G by 279% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 10927
i9-12900K 41403
+279%

Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G by 279% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 1458
i9-12900K 2626
+80.1%

Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G by 80% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 4673
i9-12900K 15464
+231%

Core i9-12900K outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G by 231% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 26.77
Integrated graphics card 3.03 6.14
Recency 21 July 2020 4 November 2021
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

The Core i9-12900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G in performance tests.


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