Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 7400F with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
2548
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
+3%
2626
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12600K
12188
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
+1%
12390
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Raphael
i5-12600K
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Raphael))
Package
-
Transistor Count
6.57 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
65 W
150 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
71 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
10
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
37.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
9728 K shared
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
false
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
256
Shader Units
16
Texture Units
8
Raster Operation Units
32
Execution Units
15 W
Power Consumption
0.78 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0 TFLOPS
