AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i7 12700F

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz 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 5600X's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

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)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1534

Intel Core i7 12700F +22%

1885

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11778

Intel Core i7 12700F +68%

19795

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

2173

Intel Core i7 12700F +12%

2446

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

Intel Core i7 12700F +39%

12755

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

92

Intel Core i7 12700F +19%

110

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

668

Intel Core i7 12700F +50%

1004

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1644

Intel Core i7 12700F +3%

1703

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

8821

Intel Core i7 12700F +40%

12395

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3361

Intel Core i7 12700F +15%

3882

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

Intel Core i7 12700F +39%

30652

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i7 12700F

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Jan 2022

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-12700F

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

180W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

4.6 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

Total Thread Count

20

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

37x

Multiplier

21x

64K per core

L1 Cache

80K per core

512K per core

L2 Cache

12MB shared

32MB shared

L3 Cache

25MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700F

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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