Intel Core i7-12700H vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS

Last updated: 2023-11-19

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-12700H		AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-12700H or AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS - 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 Intel Core i7-12700H has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12700H was released in Q1/2022. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS was released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD Ryzen 9 (35)
Intel Core i 12000H (23)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
12	Generation	5
Alder Lake H	Architecture	Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Intel Core i7-13700H	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-12700H is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz).
Intel Core i7-12700H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
14	Cores	8
20	Threads	16
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.30 GHz (4.70 GHz) 6x Golden Cove	A-Core	3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz) 8x Zen 3+
1.70 GHz (3.50 GHz) 8x Gracemont	B-Core	--
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.
Intel Core i7-12700H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)	GPU	AMD Radeon 680M
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	2.00 GHz
1.40 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.40 GHz
13	GPU Generation	9
10 nm	Technology	6 nm
4	Max. displays	3
96	Compute units	12
768	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
12.1	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.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)	GPU	AMD Radeon 680M
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-12700H supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-12700H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
64 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
11.50 MB	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
24.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	4.0
20	PCIe lanes	12
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-12700H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS is 35 W.
Intel Core i7-12700H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
115 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	54 W
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-12700H has a 35.50 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS cache has a total of 20.00 MB.
Intel Core i7-12700H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
10 nm	Technology	6 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1744	Socket	FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q1/2022
457 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700H (99%)

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS (95%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700H (100%)

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS (88%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1806 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1669 (92%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	15453 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	14736 (95%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1607 (97%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1651 (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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	12103 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	10230 (85%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	694 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	649 (94%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	7170 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	5745 (80%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz	2146 (58%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz	3686 (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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	26713 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	24554 (92%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	103 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	916 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	2280 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	11424 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz	131 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i7-12700H 15,453 CB R23 MC @ 96 W	161 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

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