AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7-12700K

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AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i7-12700K

Overall performance index

66,1

Rank 19 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$450

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 11,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 12, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 16 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +35,7 % 389,9fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +2,0 % 92,6points 90,8points Single-thread +0,6 % 121,6points 122,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core i7-12700K Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D +35,7 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.654 points 17.381 points +1,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.245 points 6.341 points +1,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 58.088 points 41.225 points +40,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 434,5 fps 308,4 fps +40,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 365,0 fps 237,0 fps +54,0 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.688 points 22.633 points +4,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 407,3 fps 273,5 fps +48,9 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 352,8 fps 330,2 fps +6,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 425,8 fps 332,0 fps +28,3 %

Counter-Strike 2 481,6 fps 386,3 fps +24,7 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D +2,0 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 121.326 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +14,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 72,0 s 67,0 s +7,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 971,0 s 904,0 s +7,4 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 50.227 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +68,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.944 points 3.248 points +10,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.066 points 8.355 points +18,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.899 points 7.752 points +31,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.400 points 17.034 points +27,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.990 points 10.129 points +26,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.005 points 9.532 points +19,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.053 points 7.482 points +6,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.799 points 4.021 points +5,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.942 points 2.054 points +5,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 13.655 points 15.537 points +13,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.081 px/s 7.446 px/s +22,4 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i7-12700K +0,6 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 978,0 points 1.046 points +7,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 1.923 points +3,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 678,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +3,7 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core 12000
Release	April 6, 2023	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	8	12
Threads	16	20
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	4.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
TDP / base power	120 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	190 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	20
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	115.9 W	82 W
System power load	184.4 W	136 W
CPU package idle	24 W	9 W
CPU package load	77.5 W	50 W
Temperature idle	43 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	63.3 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	4438 MHz	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i7-12700K
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	n/a
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	n/a
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 21H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-5200

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