What's the best choice Intel Core i7-12700KF or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X? Which processor is faster?
Compare the available specifications of these models.
Intel Core i7-12700KF has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2021.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X has a base frequency of 3.8 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2020-11-05.
Reasons to consider More number of cores
4 more cores
8
Higher turbo clock speed
Around 6% higher specified turbo frequency
4.7 GHz
Reasons to consider Place in the overall ranking
(based on several benchmarks)
place
Higher clock speed
Around 6% better clock speed
3.60 GHz
Lower stated TDP / base power
Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.
125 W
Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Intel Core i7-12700KF
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
AMD Ryzen 5000
Ryzen
4
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop
Desktops / Boxed Processor
Ryzen 5000 Series
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
-
-
3.8 GHz
normal
8
16
Yes
Yes
4.7 GHz
-
4.7 GHz
4.4 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.
None
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Intel Core i7-12700KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
Yes
128 GB
2
DDR4
20
4.0
PCIe 4.0
3200
Yes
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-12700KF and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.
90 °C
105 W
-
105 W
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-12700KF and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
Vermeer (Zen 3)
x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
4 MB
32 MB
-
2020-11-05
AM4
TSMC 7nm FinFET
AMD-V, SVM
Vermeer
Shared tests with results for both models: 14
Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.
| Test and settings | Intel Core i7-12700KF | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | Result difference¹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows | 299.652343 samples/min Submissions: 10 | 211.424763 samples/min Submissions: 22 | -29.4 % |
| Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows | 261.198774 samples/min Submissions: 10 | 219.538655 samples/min Submissions: 40 | -15.9 % |
| Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / Linux | 332.739535 samples/min Submissions: 5 | 245.934632 samples/min Submissions: 5 | -26.1 % |
| Blender 5.1.0 / CPU / Windows | 283.116113 samples/min Submissions: 6 | 225.384328 samples/min Submissions: 20 | -20.4 % |
| Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Linux | 349.422858 samples/min Submissions: 6 | 252.417386 samples/min Submissions: 86 | -27.8 % |
| Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows | 289.770122 samples/min Submissions: 95 | 203.851614 samples/min Submissions: 237 | -29.7 % |
| Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows | 274.137726 samples/min Submissions: 32 | 195.366501 samples/min Submissions: 99 | -28.7 % |
| Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows | 276.449649 samples/min Submissions: 55 | 197.377448 samples/min Submissions: 207 | -28.6 % |
| Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Linux | 321.017466 samples/min Submissions: 5 | 243.986623 samples/min Submissions: 33 | -24.0 % |
| Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows | 273.398609 samples/min Submissions: 43 | 194.110194 samples/min Submissions: 225 | -29.0 % |
| Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Linux | 360.121925 samples/min Submissions: 5 | 245.617692 samples/min Submissions: 8 | -31.8 % |
| Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows | 289.715603 samples/min Submissions: 24 | 203.822985 samples/min Submissions: 98 | -29.6 % |
| Test and settings | Intel Core i7-12700KF | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | Result difference¹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Linux | 347.011907 samples/min Submissions: 6 | 248.932305 samples/min Submissions: 35 | -28.3 % |
| Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows | 278.887706 samples/min Submissions: 43 | 203.037866 samples/min Submissions: 256 | -27.2 % |
¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.
These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.
Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | 8091.138585 H/s | RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows System RAM: 24 GB OS: Windows NT 10.0 Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / MPG B550 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C56) Duration: 123.592 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7-12700KF | 7153.689873 H/s | RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows System RAM: 64 GB OS: Windows NT 10.0 Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B760 GAMING X DDR4 Duration: 139.788 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete. |
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