Intel Core i5 12600KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 12600KF 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +96%

1908

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

971

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +101%

17648

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

8737

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +173%

2597

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +190%

12937

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

4457

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +96%

1839

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +84%

11626

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

6302

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +88%

3934

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600KF +76%

27408

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

15538

Intel Core i5 12600KF

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Mar 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

i5-12600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

95 W

150 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 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

8

16

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

34x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

9728 K shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12600KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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