Intel Core i5-12600KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G

Compare Intel 12th Generation Core i5 10 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen PRO 8000 Series 8 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

9948 points
10042 points
0.94% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

12699 points
4% slightly better gaming score
12109 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

9060 points
9318 points
2% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

8845 points
9090 points
2% slightly better heavy workload score

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

10
25% slightly more cores
8

Threads

Number of logical processing units

16
Identical
16

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.7 GHz
4.2 GHz
13% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.9 GHz
5.1 GHz
4% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

150 W
65 W
130% significantly lower TDP

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

20 MiB
25% slightly more L3 cache
16 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

92nd of 1,089
86th of 1,089

Family

The product line

12th Generation Core i5
Ryzen PRO 8000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2021 November
2024 April

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-4800
DDR5

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
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Core i5-12600KF vs Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-12600KF beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-12600KF has slightly more cores with 10 cores compared to the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G that has 8 cores. But they both have the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12600KF. Also, the Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G outputs less heat than Core i5-12600KF thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i5-12600KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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