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Intel Core i7 12700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700

59 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700
VS
67 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Intel Core i7 12700
AMD Ryzen 7 7700

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 12700 with 12-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7700 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
44.2
(Average)
Value Index
58.6
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7700 and 12700
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12700
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • Around 3.4 GB/s (5%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Has 7 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 17% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2918 vs 2492 points
  • 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 12700
vs
Ryzen 7 7700

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core i7 12700 +2%
1069
Ryzen 7 7700
1051
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 569
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 3635
Cinebench Scores (#46th 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
2492
Ryzen 7 7700 +17%
2918
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700
12868
Ryzen 7 7700 +21%
15543
File compression 892.7 MB/sec 1630 MB/sec
Clang compilation 105.8 Klines/sec 123.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 284.6 pages/sec 317.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 385.9 Mpixels/sec 441.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 249.7 pages/sec 305.3 pages/sec
Background blur 60.4 images/sec 68.9 images/sec
Photo processing 103.1 images/sec 115.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.3 Mpixels/sec 25.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 835 & 439 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i7 12700
3841
Ryzen 7 7700 +5%
4050
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 12700
29795
Ryzen 7 7700 +15%
34322
Integer math 106.1 GOps/sec 109.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 80.6 GOps/sec 66 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 98M Primes/sec 179M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 38.4M Strings/sec 48.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 19.8 GBytes/sec 23.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 369.8 MBytes/sec 403.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1517 Frames/sec 1948 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.7B Matrices/sec 30.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6771 & 6714 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 12700
269.72
Ryzen 7 7700 +2%
276.07

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.4 PPW 16.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 198 PPW 239.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 458.4 PPW 528 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.15 PPW 4.25 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
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-18 (Admiral97)Geekbench 6 CPU2494 / 14455
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-23 (Scotter_1001)Cinebench 2024100 / 845
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-18 (@Onlineee705j)Cinebench 2024102 / 1069
πŸ“˜ 2024-08-15 (Styx)Cinebench 2024114 / 1212
πŸ“˜ 2024-05-28 (asita)Cinebench 2024106 / 840
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-07 (Arif Ahmed)Cinebench 2026583 / 3839
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-23 (icejay08)Cinebench 2026569 / 3635
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-30 (Trawkie)Cinebench 2024117 / 1166
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-31 (yo754)Cinebench 2024116 / 1087
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-27 (Gene Gulanes)Cinebench 2024117 / 1162
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12700 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 1, 2022 January 10, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i7-12700 7700
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 5800 - Intel Core i7 13700
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265 -
Intel CPU rating (#93rd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#42nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 5.3 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 38x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 25MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 6.57 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 180 W 142 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (81st and 57th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770 Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 12700 +33%
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 7700
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
- DDR5-4800		 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 73.4 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 12700 official page AMD Ryzen 7 7700 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

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