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The Intel Core i7-12700KF is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Alder Lake architecture and released in 2021. This CPU features 12 cores, a base clock of 3600 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5000 MHz and 25 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 10 nm process technology. The Intel Core i7-12700KF is designed for the FCLGA1700 socket. A dedicated graphics card is required.

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Granite Ridge architecture and released in 2024. This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 3900 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5400 MHz and 32 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 4 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is designed for the AM5 socket.It supports overclocking. It includes integrated AMD Radeon Graphics graphics.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

Intel Core i7-12700KFAMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Popularity (0-100) 91%99%
Performance (0-100) 86%82%
Blender Score / $1 1.11.0

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Intel Core i7-12700KFAMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Type DesktopDesktop
Cores 126
Threads 2012
Speed 3.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Turbo 5 GHz5.4 GHz
Current Price $261$225
Release Price $422
Release Date 20212024
GPU -AMD Radeon Graphics
Socket FCLGA1700AM5
L3 25 MB32 MB
Base TDP 125 W65 W
Max TDP
Nm 10 nm4 nm
Unlocked -Yes
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Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

Intel Core i7-12700KFAMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Blender Score 281.5233.3
Top % Ranking 86 %82 %
Blender Score / $1 1.11.0
Samples 299419

Details

Intel Core i7-12700KFAMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Class Intel CoreRyzen
Code Name Alder LakeGranite Ridge
Performance Cores 86
Efficiency Cores 40
Memory Type DDR5DDR5
Max Memory 128 MB192 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
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L1 Cache 480 kB
L2 Cache 12.0 MB6.0 MB

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