AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5 12600KF

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, vs Intel Core i5 12600KF. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5 12600KF
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
1510
Intel Core i5 12600KF
1902
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
14077
Intel Core i5 12600KF
17693
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
92
Intel Core i5 12600KF
107
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
801
Intel Core i5 12600KF
933
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
3383
Intel Core i5 12600KF
3930
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
26627
Intel Core i5 12600KF
27860
Integer Math92.9 GOps/s88.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math51.8 GOps/s67.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search120 M primes/s94 M primes/s
Random String Sort33.5 M strings/s35.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption20.2 GB/s18.6 GB/s
Data Compression323.6 MB/s346.1 MB/s
Physics1341 frames/s1614 frames/s
Extended Instructions217 M matrices/s222 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
2166
Intel Core i5 12600KF
2598
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
10313
Intel Core i5 12600KF
12932
File Compression1060 MB/s1020 MB/s
Clang Compilation78.8 KLines/s97.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser209.4 pages/s304.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering307.8 MP/sec396.9 MP/sec
Text Processing217.9 pages/s263.3 pages/s
Background Blur41.4 frames/s57.3 frames/s
Photo Processing76.8 frames/s118.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing18.6 MP/sec22.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
205.55
Intel Core i5 12600KF
225.04

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 158.7 PPW 103.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 409.6 PPW 222.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 12.3 PPW 7.5 PPW
Blender / W 3.16 PPW 1.8 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD Intel
Announced March, 15, 2022 October, 27, 2021
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Alder Lake
Model number n/a i5-12600KF
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 3.4 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.6 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a4
Threadsn/a4
Frequencyn/a2.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a3.6 GHz
General
Cores count810
Threads count1616
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier34x37x
L1 cache64 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core9728 KB/core
L3 Cache32 MB total20 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 7 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 150 W
Socket AM4 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 90 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 51.2 GB 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 20

Results

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