Intel Core i7 12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700KF with 12 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i7 12700KF Advantages
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G Advantages
Released 2 years and 7 months late
Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+41%
2790
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G
1973
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+96%
15374
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G
7808
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
May 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Cezanne
i7-12700KF
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
No
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Vega 7
-
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Cezanne))
Package
-
Transistor Count
10.7 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
65 W
190 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
180 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
-
16
Performance Core Threads
-
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.9 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 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
6
20
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
39.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 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
