Intel Core i7 12700F vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700F with 12 cores 2.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 8700F with 8 cores 4.1GHz . 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
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.1GHz vs 2.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+5%
1885
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
1788
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+12%
19795
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
17614
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
2446
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+12%
2745
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
12755
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+12%
14317
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+2%
107
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
104
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
+1%
1004
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
986
Blender
Intel Core i7 12700F
+36%
328
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
241
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
3882
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
3904
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700F
30652
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+1%
31075
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
May 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
i7-12700F
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AM5
No
Integrated Graphics
No
-
Generation
Ryzen 7 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
Package
-
Transistor Count
25 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
45-65 W
180 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
178 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.1 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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
8
20
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21x
Multiplier
41
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
16 TOPS
