AMD Ryzen 5 9500F vs Intel Core i7 12700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2025
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
No
UHD Graphics 770
Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
—
Processor Number
—
i7-12700K
Package
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
10 nm
Socket
AM5
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
190 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38
36x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
25 MB shared
Efficiency Cores
—
4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.8 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier
—
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
28
20
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
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,690
1,944
Cinebench R23
12,810
22,801
Geekbench 6
3,051
2,625
Geekbench 6
14,235
14,728
Cinebench 2024
115
114
Cinebench 2024
860
1,172
Geekbench 5
—
2,084
Geekbench 5
—
15,499
Blender
—
364
Passmark CPU
—
4,040
Passmark CPU
—
34,674
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.