AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i5 12600
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, vs Intel Core i5 12600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 120.4 GOps/s | 66.4 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 79.1 GOps/s | 51 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 191 M primes/s | 83 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 47 M strings/s | 26 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 21.9 GB/s | 13.1 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 438 MB/s | 253.2 MB/s |
| Physics | 2244 frames/s | 1377 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 353 M matrices/s | 171 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1650 MB/s | 876.3 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 140.9 KLines/s | 73.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 323.7 pages/s | 243.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 501 MP/sec | 285.7 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 351.5 pages/s | 251.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 88.2 frames/s | 54.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 127.3 frames/s | 86.9 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 30.6 MP/sec | 17.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 269.4 PPW | 161.6 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 572.7 PPW | 330.8 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 20 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 4.63 PPW | 2.75 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Intel |
| Announced | June, 3, 2024 | January, 4, 2022 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Alder Lake |
| Model number | n/a | i5-12600 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | UHD Graphics 770 |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.5 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 | 6 |
| Threads count | 16 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 38x | 33x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1000 KB/core | 1280 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB total | 18 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 8.3 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 142 W | 117 W |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA-1700 |
| Critical temp. | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR5-5600 | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | Yes | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 76.8 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 28 | 20 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 7 9700X the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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