AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i7 12700F

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Intel Core i7 12700F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with 6 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 12700F with 12 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i7 12700F 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

1487

Intel Core i7 12700F +26%

1885

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

11040

Intel Core i7 12700F +79%

19795

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

1995

Intel Core i7 12700F +22%

2446

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

8477

Intel Core i7 12700F +50%

12755

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

85

Intel Core i7 12700F +25%

107

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

642

Intel Core i7 12700F +56%

1004

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

184

Intel Core i7 12700F +78%

328

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

1526

Intel Core i7 12700F +11%

1703

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

7642

Intel Core i7 12700F +62%

12395

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

3247

Intel Core i7 12700F +19%

3882

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

21382

Intel Core i7 12700F +43%

30652

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

VS

Intel Core i7 12700F

General Parameters

Apr 2022

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Vermeer

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-12700F

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

180 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.6 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

21x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

-

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700F

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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