AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i5 12600K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X with 8 cores 4.5GHz and Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Advantages
Released 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
+4%
1989
Intel Core i5 12600K
1908
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
+13%
20001
Intel Core i5 12600K
17648
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
+10%
2824
Intel Core i5 12600K
2548
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
+21%
14853
Intel Core i5 12600K
12188
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
+9%
117
Intel Core i5 12600K
107
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
+24%
1078
Intel Core i5 12600K
865
Blender
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
+18%
329
Intel Core i5 12600K
278
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
+15%
2210
Intel Core i5 12600K
1910
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
+21%
14074
Intel Core i5 12600K
11565
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
+7%
4263
Intel Core i5 12600K
3956
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
+30%
36309
Intel Core i5 12600K
27733
General Parameters
Sep 2022
Release Date
Oct 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Raphael
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-12600K
AM5
Socket
LGA-1700
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Package
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
105 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
8
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
45x
Multiplier
37x
512 KB
L1 Cache
80 K per core
8 MB
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
32 MB
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
83.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
