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Intel Core i7 12700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800

59 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700
VS
49 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Intel Core i7 12700
AMD Ryzen 7 5800

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 12700 with 12-cores against the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
44.2
(Average)
Value Index
21.1
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5800 and 12700
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • Newer - released 11 months later
  • 21% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2492 vs 2068 points
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 7 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12700
vs
Ryzen 7 5800

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 12700 +48%
1069
Ryzen 7 5800
724
Cinebench Scores (#139th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i7 12700 +21%
2492
Ryzen 7 5800
2068
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700 +38%
12868
Ryzen 7 5800
9314
File compression 892.7 MB/sec 1003.9 MB/sec
Clang compilation 105.8 Klines/sec 76.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 284.6 pages/sec 188.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 385.9 Mpixels/sec 304 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 249.7 pages/sec 217.1 pages/sec
Background blur 60.4 images/sec 24.6 images/sec
Photo processing 103.1 images/sec 65.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.3 Mpixels/sec 18.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 835 & 307 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7 12700 +14%
3841
Ryzen 7 5800
3377
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700 +16%
29795
Ryzen 7 5800
25659
Integer math 106.1 GOps/sec 91.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 80.6 GOps/sec 51.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 98M Primes/sec 108M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 38.4M Strings/sec 32.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 19.8 GBytes/sec 19.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 369.8 MBytes/sec 314.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 1517 Frames/sec 1144 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.7B Matrices/sec 21.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 6771 & 644 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12700 +41%
269.72
Ryzen 7 5800
191.09

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.4 PPW 11.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 198 PPW 143.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 458.4 PPW 394.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.15 PPW 2.94 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i7 12700
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-08-18 (Admiral97)Geekbench 6 CPU2494 / 14455
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-01-23 (Scotter_1001)Cinebench 2024100 / 845
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-11-18 (@Onlineee705j)Cinebench 2024102 / 1069
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-08-15 (Styx)Cinebench 2024114 / 1212
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-05-28 (asita)Cinebench 2024106 / 840
Add View all (5)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-06-13 (chilko)Cinebench 202491 / 724
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 1, 2022 January 12, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i7-12700 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5800 - Intel Core i7 11700
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265 - AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Intel CPU rating (#92nd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#117th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 12 8
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 34x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 25MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 180 W 88 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (81st and 110th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 -
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz -
Shading Units 256 -
TMUs 16 -
ROPs 8 -
Execution Units 32 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12700
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 5800
n/a
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
- DDR5-4800		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12700 official page -
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or Intel Core i7 12700?
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