Intel Core i9 12900F vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900F with 16 cores 2.4GHz 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 i9 12900F 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB 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 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900F
+11%
1988
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
1788
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900F
+50%
26455
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
17614
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900F
2572
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+6%
2745
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900F
13687
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+4%
14317
Blender
Intel Core i9 12900F
+11%
269
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
241
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
May 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AM5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
Ryzen 7 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
Package
-
Transistor Count
25 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
45-65 W
72 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
215 mm²
Die Size
178 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.1 GHz
5.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Total Core Count
8
24
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24.0
Multiplier
41
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
-
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
