Intel Core i7 12700F vs AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700F with 12 cores 2.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F with 6 cores 4.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 12700F 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR5-4800)

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

Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +11%

1885

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

1691

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700F +48%

19795

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

13361

Intel Core i7 12700F

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AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Apr 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Phoenix

i7-12700F

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))

Package

-

Transistor Count

25 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

180 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

178 mm²

-

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

-

16

Performance Core Threads

-

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.2 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

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21x

Multiplier

42.0

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

12 MB shared

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 12700F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

5.0

PCIe Version

4

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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