Intel Core i5 12600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 8 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR5-4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

1908

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +14%

2192

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

17648

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +43%

25321

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

2548

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +25%

3189

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 12600K

12188

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +56%

19107

Intel Core i5 12600K

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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Jun 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

i5-12600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

-

Generation

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

125 W

Power Consumption

65 W

150 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.5 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

10

Total Core Count

8

16

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

38x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

9728 K shared

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1450 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

2

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 12600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

5.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

28

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