AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 6 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 5 3600 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1269
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+53%
1944
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
9245
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+146%
22801
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1640
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+70%
2790
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7084
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+117%
15374
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
155
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+125%
349
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1240
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+63%
2031
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7078
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+111%
14961
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2565
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+56%
4020
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17685
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+94%
34419
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Matisse
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-12700KF
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 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
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
6
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
36x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
