AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i7 12700F

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Intel Core i7 12700F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8 cores 3.6GHz 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 7 3700X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i7 12700F 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

1342

Intel Core i7 12700F +40%

1885

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

12173

Intel Core i7 12700F +62%

19795

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

1629

Intel Core i7 12700F +50%

2446

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

8104

Intel Core i7 12700F +57%

12755

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

76

Intel Core i7 12700F +40%

107

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

722

Intel Core i7 12700F +39%

1004

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

1275

Intel Core i7 12700F +33%

1703

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

8375

Intel Core i7 12700F +48%

12395

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

2646

Intel Core i7 12700F +46%

3882

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

22611

Intel Core i7 12700F +35%

30652

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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Intel Core i7 12700F

General Parameters

Jul 2019

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-12700F

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

180 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 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

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

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

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700F

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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