Intel Core i7 12700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700 with 12 cores 2.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 12700 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 2 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700 +40%

1873

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1331

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700

17734

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +35%

24018

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700 +45%

2491

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1709

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700 +10%

12863

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

11656

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700 +52%

110

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

72

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700

1004

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +31%

1325

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700 +40%

1799

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1279

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700

12519

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +15%

14487

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700 +45%

3921

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

2692

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700

30858

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +26%

38953

Intel Core i7 12700

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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-12700

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

105 W

180 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

16

Performance Core Threads

32

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

12

Total Core Count

16

20

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21x

Multiplier

35x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

12 MB shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1500 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

16

Texture Units

-

8

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

0.78 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 12700

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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