AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9945 vs Intel Core i9 12900HX

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Jan 2026
May 2022
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Alder Lake
Processor Number
9945
i9-12900HX
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)

Package

Manufacturing Process
4 nm
10 nm
Socket
AM5
BGA-1964
Power Consumption
65 W
45-55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
157 W

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
12
8
Performance Core Threads
24
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
24
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
34
23x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
1.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.6 GHz

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR5-5600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Max Memory Size
-
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
1550 MHz
Shader Units
128
256
Texture Units
8
16
Raster Operation Units
4
8
Execution Units
2
32
Power Consumption
15
45 W

Miscellaneous

Official Website
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
28
20

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
2,117
1,904
Cinebench R23
19,948
20,977
Geekbench 6
3,284
2,519
Geekbench 6
16,188
14,447
Cinebench 2024
135
-
Cinebench 2024
1,230
-
Geekbench 5
-
1,896
Geekbench 5
-
16,154
Blender
-
280
Passmark CPU
-
3,874
Passmark CPU
-
34,632