AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Intel Core i5 12600KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Intel Core i5 12600KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D with 16 cores 4.2GHz and Intel Core i5 12600KF with 10 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

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

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Lower TDP (120W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +7%

2043

Intel Core i5 12600KF

1908

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +118%

38581

Intel Core i5 12600KF

17648

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +15%

3012

Intel Core i5 12600KF

2597

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +56%

20270

Intel Core i5 12600KF

12937

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +13%

119

Intel Core i5 12600KF

105

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +126%

2060

Intel Core i5 12600KF

909

Blender

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +141%

659

Intel Core i5 12600KF

273

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +24%

2294

Intel Core i5 12600KF

1839

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +108%

24247

Intel Core i5 12600KF

11626

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +5%

4148

Intel Core i5 12600KF

3934

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D +128%

62623

Intel Core i5 12600KF

27408

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

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Intel Core i5 12600KF

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Oct 2021

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 4 (Raphael)

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-12600KF

AM5

Socket

LGA-1700

Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

13.1 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

120 W

Power Consumption

125 W

162 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

150 W

89°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

6

32

Performance Core Threads

12

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

5.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

16

Total Core Count

10

32

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

42x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

9728 K shared

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 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

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

2200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

448

Shader Units

-

8

Texture Units

-

4

Raster Operation Units

-

2

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

1.43 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Official Website

Intel Core i5 12600KF

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

28

PCIe Lanes

20

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