AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i7 12700K

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X with 6 cores 4.7GHz and Intel Core i7 12700K with 12 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR5-4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

1951

Intel Core i7 12700K

1944

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

15204

Intel Core i7 12700K +49%

22801

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +5%

2759

Intel Core i7 12700K

2625

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

12453

Intel Core i7 12700K +18%

14728

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

117

Intel Core i7 12700K

116

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

885

Intel Core i7 12700K +32%

1175

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +5%

2200

Intel Core i7 12700K

2084

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

11925

Intel Core i7 12700K +29%

15499

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +4%

4211

Intel Core i7 12700K

4040

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

28663

Intel Core i7 12700K +20%

34674

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

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Intel Core i7 12700K

General Parameters

Sep 2022

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Raphael

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-12700K

AM5

Socket

LGA-1700

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Package

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM5

Socket

LGA-1700

105 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

190 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

5.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

47x

Multiplier

36x

-

L1 Cache

80 K per core

6 MB

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

83.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1500 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700K

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

24

PCIe Lanes

20

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