AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core i7-12700K

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 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 9700X is 22,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Intel Core i7-12700K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 17, Intel Core i7-12700K wins 11 (28 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +31,3 % 377,1fps 287,3fps Multi-thread +9,1 % 99,1points 90,8points Single-thread +26,7 % 155,0points 122,4points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 9700X +31,3 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 17.381 points +30,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 6.341 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 41.225 points +54,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 308,4 fps +54,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 237,0 fps +27,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 22.633 points +3,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 273,5 fps +43,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 330,2 fps +2,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps 332,0 fps +11,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps 386,3 fps +4,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +9,1 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 105.623 MIPS +18,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 67,0 s +4,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 904,0 s +3,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 29.768 KB/s +34,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 3.248 points +2,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 8.355 points +5,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 7.752 points +17,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 17.034 points +22,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 10.129 points +11,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 9.532 points +5,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 7.482 points +9,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 4.021 points +21,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 2.054 points +24,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 15.537 points +7,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 7.446 px/s +10,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X +26,7 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 1.046 points +23,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 1.923 points +32,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 703,0 px/s +16,1 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points –

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 points –

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Alder Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core 12000
Release	August 8, 2024	Q4 2021
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$450
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Cores / threads	8	12
Threads	16	20
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	4
Base clock	3.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost clock	5.5 GHz	5 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	25 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i7-12700K
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	190 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	Intel 7
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	100 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core i7-12700K
Socket	AM5	LGA1700
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9700X	Intel Core i7-12700K
System power idle	110.6 W	82 W
System power load	195.2 W	136 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	9 W
CPU package load	88 W	50 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	31 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	58 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	5000 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	n/a	4700 MHz / 3800 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	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	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-5200

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