Intel Core i7 12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Oct 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Processor Number
i7-12700KF
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Integrated Graphics
No
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
AM4
Power Consumption
125 W
105 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
90°C
Transistor Count
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4.15 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.8 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
12
Total Thread Count
20
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
37x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
512 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
1,670
Cinebench R23
22,801
22,046
Geekbench 6
2,790
2,235
Geekbench 5
2,031
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Geekbench 6
15,374
12,589
Geekbench 5
14,961
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Cinebench 2024
114
94
Blender
349
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Passmark CPU
4,020
3,470
Passmark CPU
34,419
39,196
Cinebench 2024
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1,189
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.