AMD Ryzen 3 5305GE vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 5305GE with 4 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 12700KF with 12 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 3 5305GE 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 4 months late
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (35W vs 125W)
Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)
Score
General Parameters
Feb 2025
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Cezanne
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-12700KF
AMD Socket AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
Radeon Vega 6
Integrated Graphics
No
Ryzen 3 (Zen 3 (Cezanne))
Generation
-
Package
10.7 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
35 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
180 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
8
-
Performance Core Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36.0
Multiplier
36x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 KB per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
8 MB
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
-
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
