AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs Intel Core i7-12700

Last updated: 2023-10-04

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 9 5900		Intel Core i7-12700
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 9 5900 or Intel Core i7-12700 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 was released in Q2/2021. The Intel Core i7-12700 has 12 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12700 was released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 9 (35)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 5000 (12)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
4	Generation	12
Vermeer (Zen 3)	Architecture	Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900	Predecessor	Intel Core i7-11700
AMD Ryzen 9 7900	Successor	Intel Core i7-13700

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-12700 has 12 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-12700 is at 2.10 GHz (4.90 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 9 5900	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700
12	Cores	12
24	Threads	20
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz)	A-Core	2.10 GHz (4.90 GHz) 8x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.60 GHz (3.60 GHz) 4x Gracemont
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 or Intel Core i7-12700 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.50 GHz
--	GPU Generation	11
	Technology	10 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	32
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-12700 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
6.00 MB	L2 Cache	12.00 MB
64.00 MB	L3 Cache	25.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	5.0
20	PCIe lanes	20
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is 65 W, while the Intel Core i7-12700 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	180 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
95 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 70.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-12700 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 37.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700
7 nm	Technology	10 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	LGA 1700
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2021	Release date	Q1/2022
--	Release price	339 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (90%)

Intel Core i7-12700 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 (94%)

Intel Core i7-12700 (94%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	1622 (87%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	1862 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.10 GHz	20955 (97%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	21568 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	1688 (99%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	1712 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.10 GHz	13874 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	11650 (84%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	2130 (85%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	2497 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.10 GHz	9740 (78%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	12448 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.10 GHz	34570 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	31146 (90%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	107 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	1004 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz	768 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	284 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	7746 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	259 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12C 24T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	3140 (100%)

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