AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs Intel Core i7 12700K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X with 4 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 12700K with 12 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core i7 12700K Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
1234
Intel Core i7 12700K
+112%
2625
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4269
Intel Core i7 12700K
+244%
14728
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
971
Intel Core i7 12700K
+114%
2084
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
3880
Intel Core i7 12700K
+299%
15499
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
2313
Intel Core i7 12700K
+74%
4040
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
9465
Intel Core i7 12700K
+266%
34674
General Parameters
Sep 2018
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-12700K
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
36x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
