Intel Core i5-12600KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

Intel Core i5-12600KF
Intel Socket 1700DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 10 / Nov 2021
Intel Core i5-12600KF
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3800 MHz / Cores: 8 / unknown
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-12600KF
    123%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-12600KF
    123%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-12600KF

Much higher single threaded performance (around 23% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Around 23% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

None

Intel Core i5-12600KF

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-12600KF

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-12600KFAMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX-512
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
SSE4A
SSE4.1
AES
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
SMT
Precision Boost 2
XFR 2

Architecture

Intel Core i5-12600KFAMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
ArchitectureIntel Adler LakevsAMD Zen 2
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameAlder LakevsMatisse
Release DateNov 2021vsunknown

Cores

Intel Core i5-12600KFAMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Cores10vs8
Threads16vs16
E-Cores4vsnone
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-12600KFAMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96K (per core)
L2 Cache9.5MB (shared)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache20MB (shared)vs32MB

Physical

Intel Core i5-12600KFAMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
SocketIntel Socket 1700vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvs95°C
PackageFC-LGA1700vsµOPGA-1331
Die Sizeunknownvs74mm²
Process10 nmvs7 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-12600KFAMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3800 MHz
Turbo Clock4900 MHzvs4700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
E-Core Frequency2800 MHzvs-
E-Core Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs-
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP125 Wvs105 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-12600KF
    5880 points
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    5264 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-12600KF
    49728 points
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    41538 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-12600KF (simulated)
    267.62
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    216

points - higher is better