![]() ![]() The 12th Gen Intel processors are definitely less powerful if you compare them core for core against their AMD's Ryzen 5000 counterparts.įor example, the 12900K will still be outclassed by the 5950X if you are comparing its raw power in multithreaded workloads (if you enable AMD's PBO, or Precision Boost Overdrive). Well, that depends on what you are using them for. Wouldn't that make the 12th Gen processors less powerful than the Ryzen 5000 line of CPUs? That narrative was so big that people glossed over the fact that the 12th Gen processors are actually very efficient when they are not overclocked and pushed to the brim, due to the big.LITTLE architecture.įor those who might not be familiar, the big.LITTLE design combines high performance cores with low powered efficiency cores into one single CPU.įor example, Intel's 12900K comes with 8 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores, instead of the typical full-performance 12 to 16 cores that can be found in the AMD Ryzen 9 lines. A Core i9-12900K could draw upwards to around 300 watts when running benchmarks and fully utilising the CPU. When it was launched, a lot of reports of the Intel 12th Gen lineup revealed that these CPUs were power guzzlers. So impressed, in fact, that I have moved away from AMD on my main PC, because the Intel 12th Gen fits my usage much more than their AMD counterparts. ![]() Instead of the typical "moar cores moar pow3r" approach that saw companies try to squeeze as many of the same cores on a single processor, the 12th CPUs basically mix different types of cores, in what is known as the big.LITTLE design.īeing personally interested as to why Intel adopted this approach, I took it upon myself to use both the 12900K and 12600K for my daily usage and gaming, and I must say, I have been thoroughly impressed so far. AMD has been the leader in CPU performance since the release of its Ryzen 5000 series, with every version of their CPU lineup dominating their Intel equivalent in all kinds of tasks, including gaming, until the release of the Intel 12th Gen processors. ![]()
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