Intel Core i5-12600KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 12000 AMD Ryzen 5000G
• Family
  Intel Core i5 Ryzen
• Generation
  12 4
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i5-11600KF -
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Form Factor
  - Desktops / Boxed Processor
• Series
  - Ryzen 5000 Series

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• A-Core
  6x Golden Cove -
• B-Core
  4x Gracemont -
• Base Frequency
  3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• CPU Cores
  10 8
• CPU Threads
  16 16
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.9 GHz 4.4 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
  4.5 GHz -
• Core Configuration
  - 8x
• Max. Boost Clock
  - 4.6 GHz

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
  None None

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

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• VP8
  Decode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5700 and Intel Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Max. Memory
  256 GB 128 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 DDR4
• PCIe lanes
  20 -
• PCIe version
  5.0 -
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 51.2 GB/s
• PCIe
  - PCIe 3.0
• System Memory Specification
  - 3200

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12600KF and AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C 95 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  125 W 65 W
• TDP (PL2)
  228 W / 56 s -
• Configurable TDP
  - 45-65 W
• Default TDP
  - 65 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-12600KF and AMD Ryzen 7 5700, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Alder Lake S Cezanne (Zen 3)
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  - 4 MB
• L3-Cache
  20 MB 16 MB
• Part Number
  BX8071512600KF -
• Release date
  Q4/2021 2024-01-31
• Socket
  LGA 1700 AM4
• Technology
  10 nm TSMC 7nm FinFET
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• Codename
  - Cezanne
• L1-Cache
  - 0.5 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  - 100-000000743
• Operating systems
  - Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit / Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition
• Thermal Solution (PIB)
  - AMD Wraith Stealth