Intel Core i7 12700F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700F with 12 cores 2.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 12700F 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+61%
1885
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
1166
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+194%
19795
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6717
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+48%
2446
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
1650
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+95%
12755
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6523
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Sep 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Matisse
i7-12700F
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
No
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 2 (Matisse))
Package
-
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
180 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
74 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
124 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
16
Performance Core Threads
-
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 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
6
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21x
Multiplier
36.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Graphics Performance
1.18 TFLOPS
