Intel Core i7 12700F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700F with 12 cores 2.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT with 6 cores 3.8GHz . 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 1 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz 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
+42%
1885
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
1323
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+101%
19795
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
9812
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+38%
2446
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
1767
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+68%
12755
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
7554
Blender
Intel Core i7 12700F
+124%
328
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
146
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+27%
1703
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
1339
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+63%
12395
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
7577
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+41%
3882
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
2740
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+65%
30652
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
18504
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Jul 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 2 (Matisse)
i7-12700F
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AM4
No
Integrated Graphics
No
Package
-
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
95 W
180 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
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
4.5 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
21x
Multiplier
36x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
512 K per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
