AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i9-12900K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core i9-12900K

Overall performance index

70,1

Rank 16 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$648

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 5,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core i9-12900K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 8, Intel Core i9-12900K wins 20 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +33,2 % 389,9fps 292,8fps Multi-thread +9,5 % 92,6points 102,4points Single-thread +4,0 % 121,6points 126,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core i9-12900K 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 +33,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.654 points 18.147 points +2,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.245 points 6.363 points +1,9 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 58.088 points 45.316 points +28,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 434,5 fps 338,9 fps +28,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 365,0 fps 233,0 fps +56,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.688 points 23.095 points +2,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 407,3 fps 343,9 fps +18,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 352,8 fps 255,2 fps +38,2 %

Fortnite720p, Low 425,8 fps 508,2 fps +19,4 %

Counter-Strike 2 481,6 fps 372,9 fps +29,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +10,5 %

Individual results (15 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 121.326 MIPS 122.953 MIPS +1,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 72,0 s 55,0 s +30,9 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 971,0 s 815,0 s +19,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 50.227 KB/s 34.523 KB/s +45,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.944 points 4.051 points +37,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.066 points 10.540 points +49,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.899 points 9.159 points +55,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.400 points 18.464 points +37,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.990 points 11.769 points +47,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.005 points 10.311 points +28,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.053 points 7.731 points +9,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.799 points 4.139 points +8,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.942 points 2.111 points +8,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 13.655 points 18.143 points +32,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.081 px/s 9.045 px/s +48,7 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core i9-12900K +4,1 %

Individual results (3 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 978,0 points 1.063 points +8,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.000 points +0,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 678,0 px/s 736,0 px/s +8,6 %

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 i9-12900K
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$648
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
Cores / threads	8	16
Threads	16	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	8
Base clock	4.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.2 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	30 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
TDP / base power	120 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	241 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	89 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
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 i9-12900K
System power idle	115.9 W	101 W
System power load	184.4 W	351 W
CPU package idle	24 W	18 W
CPU package load	77.5 W	212 W
Temperature idle	43 °C	29 °C
Temperature load	63.3 °C	86 °C
Highest measured clock	4438 MHz	5000 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core i9-12900K
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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