Intel Core i7 12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700KF with 12 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 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 12700KF 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700KF +109%

1944

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

930

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700KF +391%

22801

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

4641

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700KF +145%

2790

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

1136

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700KF +311%

15374

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3734

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700KF +121%

2031

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

918

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700KF +287%

14961

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3861

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 12700KF +90%

4020

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

2111

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 12700KF +279%

34419

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

9063

Intel Core i7 12700KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

General Parameters

Oct 2021

Release Date

Apr 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

i7-12700KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

125 W

Power Consumption

65 W

190 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

16

Performance Core Threads

8

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.7 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

12

Total Core Count

4

20

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

35x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

12 MB shared

L2 Cache

512 K per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 12700KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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