intel core i7 12700kf vs amd ryzen 9 6900hs

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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i7 12700KF (Desktop) 12-cores against AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS (Laptop) 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 12700KF and AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700KF
  • Newer released 2021 years later
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 9 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
  • Newer released 1 years later
  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than the Intel Core i7 12700KF – 35 vs 125 Watt
  • More modern manufacturing process – 6 versus 7

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
22791
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
34143
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i7 12700kf and ryzen 9 6900hs

General

Intel Core i7 12700KF AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Vendor Intel AMD
Released October 27 2021 January 4 2022
Type Desktop Laptop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont Rembrandt H
Socket FCLGA1700 FP7
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon 680M

Performance

Intel Core i7 12700KF AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Cores 12 8
Threads 20 16
Base Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 5 GHz 4.9 GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1.25 MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 25 MB (shared) 16 MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Power

Intel Core i7 12700KF AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 W 35 W
Max. temperature 100°C 95°C

Memory support

Intel Core i7 12700KF AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Memory types DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800
Memory Size 128 GB GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

iGPU

Intel Core i7 12700KF AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon 680M
GPU Base Clock MHz 2000 MHz
Shading Units 768
TMUs 48
ROPs 32
TGP W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
3.686 TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i7 12700KF AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS
Official site Intel Core i7 12700KF official page AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS official page
PCI Express Version 4
PCI Express Lanes 20

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS or Intel Core i7 12700KF?