i7-12700 vs Ryzen 5 3450U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.25
Core i7-12700
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
19.37
+356%

Core i7-12700 outperforms Ryzen 5 3450U by a whopping 356% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-12700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1370293
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)no data
Power efficiency26.8128.20
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 May 2020 (4 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-12700 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 speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache384 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4500 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-12700 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP5FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-12700. 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-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-12700 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 5 3450U and Core i7-12700 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-12700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-12700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-12700.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 5 3450U 4.25
i7-12700 19.37
+356%

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 5 3450U 6745
i7-12700 30764
+356%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 3450U 567
i7-12700 3151
+456%

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 5 3450U 138
i7-12700 272
+97.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 3450U 2972
i7-12700 14961
+403%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 3450U 946
+526%
i7-12700 151

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 3450U 839
i7-12700 1924
+129%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 3450U 3359
i7-12700 6292
+87.3%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 3450U 15878
i7-12700 78331
+393%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 3450U 146
i7-12700 314
+116%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.25 19.37
Integrated graphics card 4.50 6.15
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 20
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 3450U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i7-12700, on the other hand, has a 355.8% higher aggregate performance score, 36.7% faster integrated GPU, and 200% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

The Core i7-12700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3450U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3450U and Core i7-12700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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