CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
CORE STATE
Granite Ridge
CORE SPECS
8 Cores / 16 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.8 Base / 5.5 GHz Turbo
CACHE
32 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
65W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen 5
PROCESS
4 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2025
VS
INTEL
Core i3-12300
CORE STATE
Alder Lake-S
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 8 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.5 Base / 4.4 GHz Turbo
CACHE
12 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
60W
ARCHITECTURE
Alder Lake
PROCESS
10 nm
LAUNCH DATE
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PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
7 9700F
i3-12300
Core Specs
Cores
8
4
-50.0%
Threads
16
8
-50.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.8
3.5
-7.9%
Boost Clock (GHz)
5.5
4.4
-20.0%
Frequency (GHz)
3.8
3.5
-7.9%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
5.5
4.4
-20.0%
Multiplier
38
35
-7.9%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
80 KB (per core)
80 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
1 MB (per core)
1.25 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
32 MB (shared)
12 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
65
60
-7.7%
PL1
—
60W
PL2
—
89W
PPT
88 W
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Architecture
Architecture
Zen 5
Alder Lake
Codename
Granite Ridge
Alder Lake-S
Generation
Ryzen 7
(Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Core i3
(Alder Lake-S)
Process Size
4 nm
10 nm
Transistors
8,315 million
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Die Size
70.6 mm²
163 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR5
DDR4, DDR5
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Dual-channel
Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
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ECC Memory
Yes
No
DDR4 Speed
—
3200 MT/s
DDR5 Speed
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4800 MT/s
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
Intel Socket 1700
Chipsets
X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620
Z690, H670, B660, H610
PCIe
Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)
AMD Multi-Die
IO Process Size
6 nm
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Graphics
Integrated Graphics
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UHD Graphics 730
Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
Active
Active
Launch Price
$289
$143
Part Number
100-000001902
SRL61
Package
FC-LGA1718
FC-LGA16A
Tj Max
95°C
100°C
Bundled Cooler
None
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