AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i7 12700KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Intel Core i7 12700KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 12700KF 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 9 5900X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years 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 9 5900X

1670

Intel Core i7 12700KF +16%

1944

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

22046

Intel Core i7 12700KF +3%

22801

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

2235

Intel Core i7 12700KF +24%

2790

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

12589

Intel Core i7 12700KF +22%

15374

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

94

Intel Core i7 12700KF +21%

114

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +1%

1189

Intel Core i7 12700KF

1175

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

1639

Intel Core i7 12700KF +23%

2031

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

14023

Intel Core i7 12700KF +6%

14961

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

3470

Intel Core i7 12700KF +15%

4020

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +13%

39196

Intel Core i7 12700KF

34419

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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Intel Core i7 12700KF

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Oct 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-12700KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

4.15 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

190 W

90°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

24

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.8 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

12

Total Core Count

12

24

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

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

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 12700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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