Intel Core i7 12700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700K with 12 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 12700K 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700K +26%

1944

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1534

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700K +93%

22801

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11778

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700K +20%

2625

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

2173

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700K +61%

14728

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700K +26%

116

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

92

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700K +75%

1175

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

668

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700K +26%

2084

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1644

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700K +75%

15499

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

8821

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700K +20%

4040

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3361

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700K +58%

34674

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

Intel Core i7 12700K

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i7-12700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

65 W

190 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.7 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

12

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

37x

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

Yes

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

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1500 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 12700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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