Intel Core i7 12700F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700F with 12 cores 2.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 12700F 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +22%

1885

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1534

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +68%

19795

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11778

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +12%

2446

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

2173

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +39%

12755

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +19%

110

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

92

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +50%

1004

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

668

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +3%

1703

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1644

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +40%

12395

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

8821

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +15%

3882

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3361

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +39%

30652

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

Intel Core i7 12700F

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i7-12700F

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

180 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

12

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21x

Multiplier

37x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

12 MB shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 12700F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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