i5-12600KF vs Ryzen 7 7840H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840H
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.80
+1.4%
Core i5-12600KF
2021
10 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
17.56

Ryzen 7 7840H outperforms Core i5-12600KF by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking349358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.63
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency48.1313.29
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release dateJanuary 2023 (1 year ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$264

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-12600KF 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)9.5 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size178 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-12600KF 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
SocketFP8FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-12600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-12600KF 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 7840H and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-12600KF.

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 7840H 17.80
+1.4%
i5-12600KF 17.56

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 7840H 28269
+1.3%
i5-12600KF 27901

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.80 17.56
Physical cores 8 10
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840H has a 1.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

i5-12600KF, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-12600KF.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 7840H is a notebook processor while Core i5-12600KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i5-12600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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