i7-12700F vs Ryzen 3 3300X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3300X
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.77
Core i7-12700F
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
20.06
+129%

Core i7-12700F outperforms Ryzen 3 3300X by a whopping 129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3300X and Core i7-12700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking890294
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation30.9736.56
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency12.3028.14
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date24 April 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$120$386

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-12700F has 18% better value for money than Ryzen 3 3300X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3300X and Core i7-12700F 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads820
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size74 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3300X and Core i7-12700F 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Core i7-12700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3300X and Core i7-12700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Core i7-12700F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Core i7-12700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3300X and Core i7-12700F.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Ryzen 3 3300X 8.77
i7-12700F 20.06
+129%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 3 3300X 13425
i7-12700F 30694
+129%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 3 3300X 1711
i7-12700F 2398
+40.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 3 3300X 5940
i7-12700F 11773
+98.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 3 3300X 5856
i7-12700F 9146
+56.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 3 3300X 25416
i7-12700F 56067
+121%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 3 3300X 6.04
i7-12700F 2.95
+105%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 3 3300X 12
i7-12700F 34
+183%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 3 3300X 1071
i7-12700F 2610
+144%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 3300X 195
i7-12700F 271
+39%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 3300X 2.28
i7-12700F 3.28
+43.9%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 3 3300X 5.9
+78.8%
i7-12700F 3.3

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 3 3300X 62
i7-12700F 119
+91.8%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 3 3300X 234
i7-12700F 297
+27%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 3 3300X 7177
i7-12700F 8695
+21.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 3300X 5311
i7-12700F 10126
+90.7%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 3300X 449
+112%
i7-12700F 212

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 3300X 1296
i7-12700F 1590
+22.7%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 3300X 5329
i7-12700F 6145
+15.3%

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 3300X 30353
i7-12700F 61218
+102%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 3300X 233
i7-12700F 281
+20.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.77 20.06
Recency 24 April 2020 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 20

i7-12700F has a 128.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

The Core i7-12700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3300X in performance tests.


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