intel core i7 12700k vs amd ryzen 7 5800x

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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i7 12700K (Desktop) 12-cores against AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (Desktop) 8-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 12700K and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700K
  • Newer released 1 years later
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Around 25.6 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
  • Consumes up to 16% less energy than the Intel Core i7 12700K – 105 vs 125 Watt
  • Has 7 MB larger L3 cache size

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1936
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
23127
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4094
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
34441
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
2110
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
15653

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i7 12700k and ryzen 7 5800x

General

Intel Core i7 12700K AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Vendor Intel AMD
Released November 5 2021 October 8 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-S Vermeer
Socket FCLGA1700 AM4
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770 -

Performance

Intel Core i7 12700K AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Cores 12 8
Threads 20 16
Base Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 5 GHz 4.7 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 Yes Yes

Power

Intel Core i7 12700K AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 W 105 W
Max. temperature 100°C °C

Memory support

Intel Core i7 12700K AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Memory types DDR5, DDR4 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 Yes No

iGPU

Intel Core i7 12700K AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1.5 MHz MHz
Shading Units 256
TMUs 16
ROPs 8
Execution Units 32
TGP 15 W W
iGPU FLOPS
0.78 TFLOPS
TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i7 12700K AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Official site Intel Core i7 12700K official page AMD Ryzen 7 5800X official page
PCI Express Version 4
PCI Express Lanes 20

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or Intel Core i7 12700K?