Intel Core i7-12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Core i7-12700KF vs Ryzen 7 5700X comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-12700KF performs better than the Ryzen 7 5700X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 5700X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-12700KF has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 5700X. Indeed, the Core i7-12700KF has 12 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 5700X. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 5700X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-12700KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 5700X. Also, the Core i7-12700KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 7 5700X outputs less heat than Core i7-12700KF 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 i7-12700KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.