Intel Core i5 12600KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 12600KF, vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. 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 | 88.3 GOps/s | 66.5 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 67.5 GOps/s | 39 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 94 M primes/s | 100 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 35.7 M strings/s | 32.2 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 18.6 GB/s | 18.9 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 346.1 MB/s | 296.5 MB/s |
| Physics | 1614 frames/s | 1182 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 222 M matrices/s | 192 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1020 MB/s | 673.4 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 97.5 KLines/s | 77.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 304.3 pages/s | 162.9 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 396.9 MP/sec | 242 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 263.3 pages/s | 151.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 57.3 frames/s | 38.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 118.2 frames/s | 54.1 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 22.3 MP/sec | 18.8 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 103.5 PPW | 129.1 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 222.9 PPW | 345.9 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 7.5 PPW | 10.7 PPW |
| Blender / W | 1.8 PPW | 2.8 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Announced | October, 27, 2021 | July, 7, 2019 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | n/a |
| Model number | i5-12600KF | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.9 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | n/a |
| Threads | 4 | n/a |
| Frequency | 2.8 GHz | n/a |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.6 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 10 | 8 |
| Threads count | 16 | 16 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x | 36x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 9728 KB/core | 512 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB total | 32 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 3.8 billion |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 125 W | 65 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 150 W | n/a |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | AM4 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 95 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB | 47.68 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 12600KF the clear winner in this comparison.
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