AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i7 12700KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz 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 5700X 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

1509

Intel Core i7 12700KF +28%

1944

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

14114

Intel Core i7 12700KF +61%

22801

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

1561

Intel Core i7 12700KF +78%

2790

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

8390

Intel Core i7 12700KF +83%

15374

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

92

Intel Core i7 12700KF +21%

112

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

852

Intel Core i7 12700KF +37%

1175

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

1625

Intel Core i7 12700KF +24%

2031

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

9452

Intel Core i7 12700KF +58%

14961

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

3363

Intel Core i7 12700KF +19%

4020

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

26541

Intel Core i7 12700KF +29%

34419

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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Intel Core i7 12700KF

General Parameters

Apr 2022

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

Vermeer

Processor Number

i7-12700KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

65 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

190 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.6 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

34x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

4 M

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

-

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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