Intel Core i7 12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jan 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Dragon Range
Processor Number
i7-12700K
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Radeon 610M
Generation
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Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
AMD Socket FL1
Power Consumption
125 W
55 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Transistor Count
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13.14 billions
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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2x71 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
I/O Die Size
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122 mm²
Package
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µFC-BGAFL1
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
16
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
5.2 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
16
Total Thread Count
20
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
24.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1500 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
256
128
Texture Units
16
8
Raster Operation Units
8
4
Execution Units
32
2
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5
PCIe Lanes
20
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
1,864
Cinebench R23
22,801
33,370
Geekbench 6
2,625
2,688
Geekbench 5
2,084
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Geekbench 6
14,728
15,655
Geekbench 5
15,499
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Cinebench 2024
114
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Cinebench 2024
1,172
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Blender
364
575
Passmark CPU
4,040
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Passmark CPU
34,674
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.