Intel Core i7 12700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Sep 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Zen+
Processor Number
i7-12700K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
12 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
AM4
Power Consumption
125 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Transistor Count
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4.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
6
Total Thread Count
20
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
34x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
512 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
43.71 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
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Shader Units
256
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Texture Units
16
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Raster Operation Units
8
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Execution Units
32
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
1,016
Cinebench R23
22,801
7,101
Geekbench 6
2,625
1,170
Geekbench 5
2,084
1,029
Geekbench 6
14,728
4,526
Geekbench 5
15,499
5,638
Cinebench 2024
114
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Cinebench 2024
1,172
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Blender
364
129
Passmark CPU
4,040
2,242
Passmark CPU
34,674
13,124
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.