Ryzen 5 4500 vs i7-12700F

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-12700F
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
19.32
+90.5%
Ryzen 5 4500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.14

Core i7-12700F outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12700F and Ryzen 5 4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking303768
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Cost-effectiveness evaluation38.45no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency28.1314.76
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$386no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-12700F and Ryzen 5 4500 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2012
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm7 nm
Die size215 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12700F and Ryzen 5 4500 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
SocketFCLGA1700AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12700F and Ryzen 5 4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i7-12700F and Ryzen 5 4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12700F and Ryzen 5 4500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12700F and Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12700F and Ryzen 5 4500.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

i7-12700F 19.32
+90.5%
Ryzen 5 4500 10.14

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.

i7-12700F 30687
+90.4%
Ryzen 5 4500 16114

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.

i7-12700F 2399
+53.9%
Ryzen 5 4500 1559

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.

i7-12700F 11805
+90.1%
Ryzen 5 4500 6209

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.32 10.14
Recency 4 January 2022 4 April 2022
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 20 12

i7-12700F has a 90.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

Ryzen 5 4500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

The Core i7-12700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4500 in performance tests.


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