Core i7-12700H vs Ryzen 5 7640HS

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

The Core i7-12700H and the Ryzen 5 7640HS are within a few percent of each other for gaming. In a game, you will not see the difference.

The Core i7-12700H has 14 cores and 20 threads, and the Ryzen 5 7640HS has 6 cores and 12 threads. The extra cores of the Core i7-12700H help with video editing, streaming while you play and heavy multitasking more than with the game itself. Boost clocks are 4.7 GHz and 5 GHz.

Platform, power and price

Both chips use the BGA socket, so they fit the same motherboards. You can swap one for the other without changing the board.

Rated power is 45 W for the first and 35 W for the second. That is close enough that cooling needs will be similar.

We do not have launch prices for both chips, so we cannot compare value.

Which graphics cards each one can feed, and which to buy

At 1080p the Core i7-12700H can feed a card up to the Radeon RX 7800 XT before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Ryzen 5 7640HS reaches the Radeon RX 7800 XT. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the Core i7-12700H if you want the faster gaming chip and the same or more cores. Choose the Ryzen 5 7640HS if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.