AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Intel Core i7-12700H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Intel Core i7-12700H 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 Z1 Extreme

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.70 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3635 vs 3593
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2023 vs Jan 2022
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz vs 4.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3635 vs 3593

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12700H

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
  • 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
  • 2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2293760x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 1572864x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26252 vs 25457
  • Around 11% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7238 vs 6531
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 8
Number of threads 20 vs 16
L1 cache 1120 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache 17.5 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 24 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 26252 vs 25457
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7238 vs 6531

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-12700H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3635
3593
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25457
26252
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
6531
7238
Name AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Intel Core i7-12700H
PassMark - Single thread mark 3635 3593
PassMark - CPU mark 25457 26252
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6531 7238

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Intel Core i7-12700H

Essentials

Launch date May 2023 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating 524 503
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $502
Processor Number i7-12700H
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz
Die size 178 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core) 1120 KB
L2 cache 1MB (per core) 17.5 MB
L3 cache 16MB (shared) 24 MB
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz 4.70 GHz
Number of cores 8 14
Number of threads 16 20
Transistor count 25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP8 FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt
Package Size 50 x 25

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 28

Graphics

Device ID 0x46A6
Execution Units 96
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.40 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)