Intel Core i7 12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 12700KF, vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 12700KF and AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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)
Intel Core i7 12700KF
1949
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1012
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700KF
22784
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7089
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700KF
119
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
56
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700KF
1284
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
328
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700KF
3991
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
2241
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700KF
34128
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13174
Integer Math113.5 GOps/s44.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math87.5 GOps/s23 GOps/s
Prime Number Search113 M primes/s37 M primes/s
Random String Sort45.1 M strings/s21.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption23.2 GB/s12.5 GB/s
Data Compression442.9 MB/s187.2 MB/s
Physics1779 frames/s675 frames/s
Extended Instructions287 M matrices/s72 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700KF
2790
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 12700KF
15378
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
5239
File Compression1070 MB/s582.9 MB/s
Clang Compilation127.7 KLines/s39.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser352.3 pages/s134.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering458.3 MP/sec160.4 MP/sec
Text Processing275.7 pages/s102.9 pages/s
Background Blur70.5 frames/s22.9 frames/s
Photo Processing126.2 frames/s48 frames/s
Ray Tracing30 MP/sec8.95 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 12700KF
308.32
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
107.32

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 123 PPW 80.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 273 PPW 202.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 10.3 PPW 5 PPW
Blender / W 2.47 PPW 1.65 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced October, 27, 2021 September, 11, 2018
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake n/a
Model number i7-12700KF n/a
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.9 GHz 3.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency2.7 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.8 GHzn/a
General
Cores count126
Threads count2012
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier36x34x
L1 cache80 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache12 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache25 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 4.8 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 190 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
DDR4-2933
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 43.71 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i7 12700KF the clear winner in this comparison.

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