intel core i7 12700f vs amd ryzen 5 5600x

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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i7 12700F (Desktop) 12-cores against AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (Desktop) 6-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 Intel Core i7 12700F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700F
  • Newer released 2 years later
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Around 25.6 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
  • Has 7 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Unlocked multiplier

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1857
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
20826
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3982
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
31824
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
13786

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i7 12700f and ryzen 5 5600x

General

Intel Core i7 12700F AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Vendor Intel AMD
Released January 4 2022 October 8 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-S Vermeer
Socket FCLGA1700 AM4
Integrated GPU -

Performance

Intel Core i7 12700F AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cores 12 6
Threads 20 12
Base Frequency 3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.6 GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1.25 MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 25 MB (shared) 32 MB
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Power

Intel Core i7 12700F AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max. temperature 100°C °C

Memory support

Intel Core i7 12700F AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory types DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 51.196 GB/s
ECC Support No No

iGPU

Intel Core i7 12700F AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Integrated Graphics -

Misc

Intel Core i7 12700F AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Official site Intel Core i7 12700F official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page
PCI Express Version 4
PCI Express Lanes 20

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i7 12700F?