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AMD Ryzen 7 170

vs

Intel Core i5-12600KF

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 7 170 and Intel Core i5-12600KF processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 7 170

Higher Technology: TSMC 6nm FinFET (TSMC 6nm FinFET vs Intel 7)
Newer Launch Date: October 2025 (October 2025 vs November 2021)

Intel Core i5-12600KF

More Total Cores: 10 (8 vs 10)
Higher Max Turbo Frequency: 4.90 GHz (Up to 4.75 GHz vs 4.90 GHz)
Larger L3 Cache: 20 MB (16 MB vs 20 MB)
Newer PCI Express Version: 5.0 and 4.0 (PCIe® 4.0 vs 5.0 and 4.0)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

October 2025

Launch Date

November 2021

Laptop

Platform

Desktop

Ryzen 7 170

Model Name

i5-12600KF

Rembrandt

Code Name

Alder Lake

Zen 3+

Generation

RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit, Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition

OS Support

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

3.2 GHz

Basic Frequency

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Yes

Up to 4.75 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

4.90 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.70 GHz

Efficient-core Base Frequency

2.80 GHz

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.60 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

4.90 GHz

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Yes

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Yes

Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

2.0

512 KB

L1 Cache

4 MB

L2 Cache

16 MB

L3 Cache

20 MB

Cache

20 MB Intel® Smart Cache

FP7r2

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCLGA1700

Unlocked for Overclocking

Intel AES New Instructions

Yes

TSMC 6nm FinFET

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

Intel 7

45W

TDP

125 W

Processor Base Power

125 W

Maximum Turbo Power

150 W

95°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

PCIe® 4.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

5.0 and 4.0

Max Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

x86-64

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

64-bit

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Yes

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

Up to 1x16+4 | 2x8+4

Memory Specifications

DDR5

Memory Type

Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s

64 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

128 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

76.8 GB/s

4x1R DDR5-4800

Maximum Memory Speed

Yes (Requires platform support)

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

AMD Radeon™ 680M

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Graphics Core Count

2200 MHz

Graphics Frequency

AI Specifications

Intel Gaussian Neural Accelerator

3.0

Intel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost) on CPU

Yes

Interfaces and Ports

Intel Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 170

Official Website

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Intel Boot Guard

Yes

Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes

Intel OS Guard

Yes