AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i3-12300

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Intel Core i3-12300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3910 vs 3620
  • Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27095 vs 14540
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Jan 2023 vs Jan 2022
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 320 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3910 vs 3620
PassMark - CPU mark 27095 vs 14540

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12300

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
  • 873813.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 393216x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C
L2 cache 5 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 12 MB vs 32MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7600
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-12300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3910
3620
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
27095
14540
Name AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Intel Core i3-12300
PassMark - Single thread mark 3910 3620
PassMark - CPU mark 27095 14540
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6572

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Intel Core i3-12300

Essentials

Launch date 14 Jan 2023 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $157
Place in performance rating 413 386
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Processor Number i3-12300
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz
Die size 71 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core) 320 KB
L2 cache 1MB (per core) 5 MB
L3 cache 32MB (shared) 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 61°C
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 12 8
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR5-5200 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM5 FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 60 Watt
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 24 20
PCIe configurations 5.0 Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x4692
Execution Units 24
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)