Intel Core i7 12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 12700KF with 12 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600 with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 4 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 12700KF
2790
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
+16%
3240
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+3%
15374
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
14815
General Parameters
Oct 2021
Release Date
Feb 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i7-12700KF
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AM5
No
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
65 W
190 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 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
6
20
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
38
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
25 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
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Execution Units
2
