Intel Core i7 12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700KF with 12 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 with 12 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3GHz)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+27%
2790
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+77%
15374
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
8648
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
Apr 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Vermeer
i7-12700KF
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
No
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
Package
-
Transistor Count
8.3 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
65 W
190 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
2x74 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
125 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
16
Performance Core Threads
-
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 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
12
20
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
30.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
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
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
