AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7 12700F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i7 12700F with 12 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Intel Core i7 12700F 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1016
Intel Core i7 12700F
+85%
1885
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7101
Intel Core i7 12700F
+178%
19795
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1170
Intel Core i7 12700F
+109%
2446
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4526
Intel Core i7 12700F
+181%
12755
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
129
Intel Core i7 12700F
+154%
328
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1029
Intel Core i7 12700F
+65%
1703
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
5638
Intel Core i7 12700F
+119%
12395
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
2242
Intel Core i7 12700F
+73%
3882
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13124
Intel Core i7 12700F
+133%
30652
General Parameters
Sep 2018
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-12700F
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
180 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
34x
Multiplier
21x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
