Intel Core i9 12900F vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900F with 16 cores 2.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 8700F with 8 cores 4.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900F 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 7 8700F '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 (4.1GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900F

2572

AMD Ryzen 7 8700F +5%

2711

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900F

13687

AMD Ryzen 7 8700F +4%

14364

Intel Core i9 12900F

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AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Apr 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Phoenix

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

Ryzen 7 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))

Package

-

Transistor Count

25 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

215 mm²

Die Size

178 mm²

FC-LGA16A

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

-

16

Performance Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.1 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1800 MHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

8

24

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

41.0

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1.25 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

-

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

AI Accelerator

-

NPU

AMD Ryzen™ AI

-

Theoretical performance

16 TOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

5

PCIe Version

4

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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