AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 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
Radeon Graphics
No
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
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Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
—
Processor Number
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i7-12700KF
Package
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
10 nm
Socket
AM5
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
120 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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Package
FC-LGA1718
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
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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
5.2 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
102 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
1
—
Efficiency Cores
—
4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.8 GHz
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
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
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Execution Units
2
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
28
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
—
1,944
Cinebench R23
—
22,801
Geekbench 6
—
2,790
Geekbench 5
—
2,031
Geekbench 6
—
15,374
Geekbench 5
—
14,961
Cinebench 2024
—
114
Blender
—
349
Passmark CPU
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4,020
Passmark CPU
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34,419
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.