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Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2021
Intel Core i7-12700K
Intel Core i7-12700K
Released
Q4/2022
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-12700K has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2021.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X has a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    47 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    12 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    27 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    46 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    37 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    26 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    45 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    72 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    92 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    484 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    82 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    10 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    50 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    45 place
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    45 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 20% better clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.40 GHz left arrow 5.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.84 times less performance per watt

    105 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    55 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    26 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    42 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    11 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    43 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    591 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    73 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    20 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    11 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-12700K Intel Core i7-12700K
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-11700K left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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
    3.60 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
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
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 (Alder Lake S) left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.45 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 2
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 9
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q3/2022
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and Intel Core i7-12700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR5-5200
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-12700K and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    228 W / 56 s left arrow 142 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-12700K and Intel Core i7-12700K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    2.50 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow AM5 (LGA 1718)
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Part Number
    BX8071512700K left arrow 100-100000591WOF

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-12700K and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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