Intel Core i7-12700T vs AMD Ryzen 7 260

Compare Intel 12th Generation Core i7 12 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen 200 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

8351 points
5% slightly better overall score
7924 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

10838 points
14% slightly better gaming score
9428 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

7548 points
1% slightly better multitasking score
7435 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

7300 points
0.07% slightly better heavy workload score
7295 points

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Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

224.34 points
115% significantly higher Blender score
104.21 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

12
49% significantly more cores
8

Threads

Number of logical processing units

20
25% slightly more threads
16

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

1.4 GHz
3.80 GHz
171% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.7 GHz
5.1 GHz
8% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

35 W
28% slightly lower TDP
45 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

12 MiB
49% significantly more L2 cache
8 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

25 MiB
56% significantly more L3 cache
16 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

132nd of 1,089
150th of 1,089

Family

The product line

12th Generation Core i7
Ryzen 200 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2022 February
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Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-4800
DDR5

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

No
No

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Yes
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Core i7-12700T vs Ryzen 7 260 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-12700T beats the Ryzen 7 260 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 260 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-12700T has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 260. Indeed, the Core i7-12700T has 12 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 260. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 260. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 260 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12700T. Also, the Ryzen 7 260 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-12700T CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 7 260 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i7-12700T has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 7 260. The Core i7-12700T also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-12700T has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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