Intel Core i9 12900KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900KF with 16 cores 3.2GHz 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 12900KF 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 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 3.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+13%
2028
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
1788
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+55%
27422
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
17614
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900KF
2686
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
+2%
2745
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+12%
16130
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
14317
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+19%
124
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
104
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+58%
1564
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
986
Blender
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+76%
425
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
241
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+6%
4167
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
3904
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i9 12900KF
+32%
41190
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
31075
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
May 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
i9-12900KF
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
125 W
Power Consumption
45-65 W
241 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
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.1 GHz
5.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Total Core Count
8
24
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
41
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
14 MB shared
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
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
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
AI Accelerator
-
NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
-
Theoretical performance
16 TOPS
