What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or Intel Core i7-12700? Which processor is faster?
Compare the available specifications of these models.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i7-12700 has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q4/2021.
Reasons to consider Higher clock speed
Around 62% better clock speed
Reasons to consider More number of cores
4 more cores
Higher turbo clock speed
Around 4 % higher specified turbo frequency
AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
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.
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and Intel Core i7-12700 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and Intel Core i7-12700, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
Shared tests with results for both models: 2
Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.
| Test and settings | AMD Ryzen 7 5800 | Intel Core i7-12700 | Result difference¹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows | 178.834206 samples/min Submissions: 5 | 212.631414 samples/min Submissions: 16 | +18.9 % |
| Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows | 201.105007 samples/min Submissions: 24 | 238.772898 samples/min Submissions: 28 | +18.7 % |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7-12700 | 6523.540195 H/s | RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows System RAM: 16 GB OS: Windows NT 10.0 Motherboard: Dell Inc. / 0Y08K8 Duration: 153.291 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800 | 7556.1802 H/s | RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows System RAM: 32 GB OS: Windows NT 10.0 Duration: 132.342 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete. |