amd ryzen 7 7700x vs intel core i7 12700

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We compared two CPUs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X (Desktop) 8-cores against Intel Core i7 12700 (Desktop) 12-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and Intel Core i7 12700
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
  • Has 7 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 7
  • Unlocked multiplier
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X – 65 vs 105 Watt

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
19966
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
2211
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
14555

Specifications

Full technical specification of ryzen 7 7700x and core i7 12700

General

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Intel Core i7 12700
Vendor Intel
Released January 1 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raphael Alder Lake-S
Socket AM5 FCLGA1700
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770

Performance

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Intel Core i7 12700
Cores 8 12
Threads 16 20
Base Frequency 4.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 5.4 GHz 4.9 GHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1 MB (per core) 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 Cache 32 MB (shared) 25 MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Power

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Intel Core i7 12700
Fabrication process 5 nm Intel 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 W 65 W
Max. temperature °C 100°C

Memory support

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Intel Core i7 12700
Memory types DDR5-5200 DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Size GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

iGPU

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Intel Core i7 12700
Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock MHz 1.5 MHz
Shading Units 256
TMUs 16
ROPs 8
Execution Units 32
TGP W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
TFLOPS
0.78 TFLOPS

Misc

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Intel Core i7 12700
Official site AMD Ryzen 7 7700X official page Intel Core i7 12700 official page
PCI Express Version 5
PCI Express Lanes 20

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 12700 or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X?