Intel Core i7 12700E vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700E with 12 cores 2.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600 with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700E
1812
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+78%
3240
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700E
10177
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+45%
14815
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Feb 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Core i7 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
215 mm²
Die Size
-
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
6
20
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21
Multiplier
38
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
12 MB
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
25 MB
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
32
Execution Units
2
