AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7 12700KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz 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 7 2700X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

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)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1102

Intel Core i7 12700KF +76%

1944

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

10107

Intel Core i7 12700KF +125%

22801

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Intel Core i7 12700KF +142%

2790

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

5763

Intel Core i7 12700KF +166%

15374

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Intel Core i7 12700KF +90%

2031

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

7310

Intel Core i7 12700KF +104%

14961

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Intel Core i7 12700KF +67%

4020

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

17559

Intel Core i7 12700KF +96%

34419

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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Intel Core i7 12700KF

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

i7-12700KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

105 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

190 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.3 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

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

36x

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

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

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700KF

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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