i7-12700F vs Ryzen 7 6800U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 6800U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
12.95
Core i7-12700F
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
19.31
+49.1%

Core i7-12700F outperforms Ryzen 7 6800U by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 6800U and Core i7-12700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking589302
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)no data
Power efficiency81.7028.11
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$386

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 6800U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Efficient-coresno data4
Threads1620
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size208 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 6800U 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
SocketFP7FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 6800U and Core i7-12700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
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 7 6800U 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 7 6800U 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 7 6800U and Core i7-12700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 6800U and Core i7-12700F.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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 7 6800U 12.95
i7-12700F 19.31
+49.1%

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 7 6800U 20574
i7-12700F 30675
+49.1%

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 7 6800U 1713
i7-12700F 2399
+40%

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 7 6800U 7417
i7-12700F 11796
+59%

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 7 6800U 6450
i7-12700F 9146
+41.8%

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 7 6800U 35314
i7-12700F 56067
+58.8%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 6800U 9965
i7-12700F 15823
+58.8%

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 7 6800U 4.54
i7-12700F 2.95
+53.9%

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 7 6800U 21
i7-12700F 34
+58.5%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 6800U 1776
i7-12700F 2610
+47%

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 7 6800U 242
i7-12700F 271
+12%

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 7 6800U 2.88
i7-12700F 3.28
+13.9%

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 7 6800U 10.7
+224%
i7-12700F 3.3

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 7 6800U 4639
i7-12700F 8695
+87.4%

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 7 6800U 101
i7-12700F 119
+17.3%

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 7 6800U 220
i7-12700F 297
+35.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 6800U 7678
i7-12700F 10126
+31.9%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 6800U 304
+43.4%
i7-12700F 212

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 6800U 1514
i7-12700F 1590
+5%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 6800U 5453
i7-12700F 6145
+12.7%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 6800U 50614
i7-12700F 61218
+21%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 6800U 270
i7-12700F 281
+4.1%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 6800U 1481
i7-12700F 1841
+24.3%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 6800U 213
i7-12700F 271
+27.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.95 19.31
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 6800U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i7-12700F, on the other hand, has a 49.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

The Core i7-12700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 6800U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 6800U is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 6800U and Core i7-12700F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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