AMD Ryzen 7 5800
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs Intel Core i7-12700. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800
AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Released
Q4/2021
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Intel Core i7-12700
Intel Core i7-12700

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or Intel Core i7-12700? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Intel Core i7-12700 has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5800
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    120 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 38% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5800 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    85 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    182 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    36 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    153 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    102 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    155 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    12 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 4 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-12700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    50 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    137 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    159 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    445 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    57 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    73 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 12
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800X left arrow Intel Core i7-11700
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A core
    -- left arrow 8x Golden Cove
  • B core
    -- left arrow 4x Gracemont
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S)
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.45 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 32
  • Shader
    left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 4
  • Generation
    left arrow 12
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-12700 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 5.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and Intel Core i7-12700 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 2.50 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q4/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and Intel Core i7-12700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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