AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT with 8 cores 3.9GHz 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 3800XT 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)
Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 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 7 3800XT
1351
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+43%
1944
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
12952
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+76%
22801
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
1679
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+66%
2790
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
6343
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+142%
15374
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
81
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+40%
114
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
734
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+60%
1175
Blender
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
183
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+90%
349
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
1319
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+53%
2031
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
9327
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+60%
14961
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
2793
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+43%
4020
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
23540
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+46%
34419
General Parameters
Jul 2020
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
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
105 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.7 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
39x
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
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
