Core i7-12700H vs Ryzen 9 5950X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5950X
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
29.52
+74.1%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i7-12700H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking138352
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
Cost-effectiveness evaluation39.36no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Alder Lake-S
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date5 November 2020 (3 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799no data
Current price$704 (0.9x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i7-12700H 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads3220
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeCPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i7-12700H 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i7-12700H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i7-12700H 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 9 5950X and Core i7-12700H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i7-12700H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-1.4 GHz
Execution Units-96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i7-12700H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12.1
OpenGL-4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Core i7-12700H.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data28

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 9 5950X 29.52
+74.1%
i7-12700H 16.96

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 9 5950X 45655
+74.1%
i7-12700H 26228

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 74% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 9 5950X 6690
i7-12700H 8876
+32.7%

Core i7-12700H outperforms Ryzen 9 5950X by 33% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 9 5950X 56641
+3.6%
i7-12700H 54647

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 4% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 9 5950X 17657
+25.7%
i7-12700H 14044

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 26% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 9 5950X 4.23
i7-12700H 3.3
+28.2%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 28% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 9 5950X 48
+73.3%
i7-12700H 28

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 73% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 9 5950X 4324
+66%
i7-12700H 2605

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 66% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 9 5950X 267
+4.1%
i7-12700H 256

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 4% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 9 5950X 3.08
+0.7%
i7-12700H 3.06

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 1% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 9 5950X 26
+75.7%
i7-12700H 14.8

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 76% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 9 5950X 12736
+54.7%
i7-12700H 8231

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 55% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 9 5950X 212
+45.5%
i7-12700H 146

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 45% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 9 5950X 330
+10.9%
i7-12700H 298

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-12700H by 11% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.52 16.96
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 32 20
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 45 Watt

The Ryzen 9 5950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-12700H in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop processor while Core i7-12700H is a notebook one.


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