AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i7 12700K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 8 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i7 12700K 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 9700X 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+11%
2160
Intel Core i7 12700K
1944
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
19539
Intel Core i7 12700K
+16%
22801
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+26%
3333
Intel Core i7 12700K
2625
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+18%
17500
Intel Core i7 12700K
14728
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+16%
133
Intel Core i7 12700K
114
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
1115
Intel Core i7 12700K
+5%
1172
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+14%
4627
Intel Core i7 12700K
4040
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+7%
37369
Intel Core i7 12700K
34674
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
i7-12700K
AM5
Socket
LGA-1700
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
-
Package
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
5.5 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
38
Multiplier
36x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 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
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
2
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
