AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i5 12600KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 with 8 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i5 12600KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 6 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)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
1049
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+81%
1908
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8871
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+98%
17648
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
1115
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+132%
2597
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
6098
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+112%
12937
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
1013
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+81%
1839
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
6735
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+72%
11626
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
2173
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+81%
3934
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
15640
Intel Core i5 12600KF
+75%
27408
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-12600KF
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
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
8
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
37x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
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
