AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i5 12600KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 8 cores 3.8GHz 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 9700X 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+13%
2160
Intel Core i5 12600KF
1908
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+10%
19539
Intel Core i5 12600KF
17648
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+28%
3333
Intel Core i5 12600KF
2597
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+35%
17500
Intel Core i5 12600KF
12937
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+26%
133
Intel Core i5 12600KF
105
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+22%
1115
Intel Core i5 12600KF
909
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+17%
4627
Intel Core i5 12600KF
3934
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+36%
37369
Intel Core i5 12600KF
27408
General Parameters
Jun 2024
Release Date
Oct 2021
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-12600KF
AM5
Socket
LGA-1700
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
No
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
-
Package
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
5.5 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
38
Multiplier
37x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
192 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2
Execution Units
-
