Ryzen 7 5825U vs Core i7-12700KF

Primary Details

Comparing Core i7-12700KF and Ryzen 7 5825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	205	590
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	58.25	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codename	Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)	Barcelo-U (Zen 3)
Release date	4 November 2021 (2 years ago)	6 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$384	no data
Current price	$359 (0.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Core i7-12700KF and Ryzen 7 5825U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	20	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus support	8 × 16 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	7 nm
Die size	215.25 mm220.5 mm × 10.5 mm	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12700KF and Ryzen 7 5825U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1700	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12700KF and Ryzen 7 5825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-12700KF and Ryzen 7 5825U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12700KF and Ryzen 7 5825U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12700KF and Ryzen 7 5825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR4, DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12700KF and Ryzen 7 5825U.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core i7-12700KF outperforms Ryzen 7 5825U by 87% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	22.27	11.89
Recency	4 November 2021	6 January 2022
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	20	16
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	15 Watt

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