AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i5 12600KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz 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 9 7900X 's Advantages
Released 11 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages
Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+6%
2033
Intel Core i5 12600KF
1908
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+65%
29242
Intel Core i5 12600KF
17648
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+13%
2942
Intel Core i5 12600KF
2597
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+47%
19092
Intel Core i5 12600KF
12937
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+13%
119
Intel Core i5 12600KF
105
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+80%
1643
Intel Core i5 12600KF
909
Blender
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+48%
406
Intel Core i5 12600KF
273
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+23%
2277
Intel Core i5 12600KF
1839
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+76%
20503
Intel Core i5 12600KF
11626
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+9%
4317
Intel Core i5 12600KF
3934
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
+89%
52013
Intel Core i5 12600KF
27408
General Parameters
Sep 2022
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Raphael
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-12600KF
AM5
Socket
LGA-1700
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Integrated Graphics
No
Package
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
6
24
Performance Core Threads
12
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
5.6 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
12
Total Core Count
10
24
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
47x
Multiplier
37x
-
L1 Cache
80 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
83.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
