AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7 12700
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 12700 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 2600X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Intel Core i7 12700 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 9 months late
Integrated graphics card
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)
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1088
Intel Core i7 12700
+71%
1868
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
7506
Intel Core i7 12700
+174%
20599
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1164
Intel Core i7 12700
+114%
2491
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5236
Intel Core i7 12700
+145%
12863
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1048
Intel Core i7 12700
+71%
1799
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5787
Intel Core i7 12700
+116%
12519
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
2370
Intel Core i7 12700
+65%
3921
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13981
Intel Core i7 12700
+120%
30858
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-12700
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
95 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
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.2 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
36x
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
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
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
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
